Ernest Claudius Bramhall Ford (23 July 1855 – 19 June 1900) was an English cricketer. Ford was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and was educated a Clifton College.[1]
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| Full name | Ernest Claudius Bramhall Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1855 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 June 1900 (aged 44) Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1874–1875 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 August 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ford made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Surrey at The Oval in 1874. He made five further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in 1875 at the County Ground, Hove.[2] In his six first-class matches, he scored a total of 75 runs at an average of 10.71, with a high score of 32 not out.[3]
He died at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, on 19 June 1900.
References edit
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p13: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ernest Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ernest Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
External links edit
- Ernest Ford at ESPNcricinfo
- Ernest Ford at CricketArchive