Lieutenant-General Edward Archibald Foord (30 May 1825 – 28 February 1899) was a British Army officer and English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Edward Archibald Foord | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1825 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1899 (aged 73) Bursledon, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Foord was born in British India at Madras in May 1825. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as an ensign in December 1842, having been a cadet of the East India Company.[1] He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1858,[2] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant-colonel coming in September 1863.[3] He returned to England around 1871, making a single appearance in first-class cricket in that year for W. G. Grace's personal XI against Kent at Maidstone.[4] Batting once in the match, Foord was dismissed without scoring by George Bennett.[5] In June 1872, he was promoted to the rank of colonel,[6] with promotion to the rank of major-general coming just over six years later in December 1878.[7] Three days later he was made a lieutenant-general,[8] at which point he retired from active service.[9] Foord died at Bursledon in February 1899.
References edit
- ^ "No. 20181". The London Gazette. 27 December 1842. p. 3866.
- ^ "No. 22621". The London Gazette. 29 April 1862. p. 2240.
- ^ "No. 22789". The London Gazette. 17 November 1863. p. 5441.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Foord". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Kent v W. G. Grace's XI, 1871". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "No. 23871". The London Gazette. 28 June 1872. p. 2975.
- ^ "No. 24670". The London Gazette. 21 January 1879. p. 287.
- ^ "No. 24671". The London Gazette. 24 January 1879. p. 346.
- ^ "No. 24670". The London Gazette. 21 January 1879. p. 283.