Francis Ford
Cricket Player
1866 – 1940
Who was Francis Ford?
Francis Gilbertson Justice Ford was a cricketer.
Francis Ford was educated at Repton School and King's College, Cambridge. He played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club, Cambridge and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1886 and 1899 as a useful left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He also played five Test matches for England on their tour to Australia in 1894-95.
Ford, who was nicknamed "Stork" on account of his height, was part of a large cricketing family, with his father W.A., two brothers A.F.J., L.G.B.J. and W.J., a nephew Neville Ford, great-nephew John Barclay and uncle G.J.Ford all playing first-class cricket.
His uncle was Horace A. Ford known as one of the greatest target archers of all time; his grandfather was George Samuel Ford
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- Born
- Dec 14, 1866
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Repton School
- Died
- Feb 7, 1940
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on July 23, 2013
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