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Neville Ford

Neville Ford
Personal information
Full name Neville Montague Ford
Born (1906-11-18)18 November 1906
Repton Derbyshire, England
Died 15 June 2000(2000-06-15) (aged 93)
Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
19261934 Derbyshire
1928–1930 Oxford University
1932 Middlesex
1932 MCC
First-class debut 18 August 1926 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
Last First-class 8 June 1935 Free Foresters v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 75
Runs scored 2925
Batting average 26.11
100s/50s 5/13
Top score 183
Balls bowled 135
Wickets 1
Bowling average 117.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1–19
Catches/stumpings 15/-
Source: [1], November 2011

Neville Montague Ford (18 November 1906 – 15 June 2000) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and MCC between 1926 and 1934.

Ford was born at Repton, the son of the Rev Lionel Ford and his wife May Talbot. His father was then headmaster of Repton School and in 1910 became headmaster of Harrow School. His mother was the daughter of Edward Stuart Talbot, who was successively Bishop of Rochester, Southwark and Winchester. Ford's brother Sir Edward Ford became assistant private secretary first to King George VI and then to Queen Elizabeth II.

Ford belonged to a large family of cricketers. His grandfather William Augustus Ford played for MCC from 1839 to 1849. His father and brother Clifford also played for minor counties. Of his uncles Francis Ford played for England, Middlesex and MCC, William Justice Ford played for Cambridge University, Middlesex and MCC, Augustus Ford played for Cambridge University, Middlesex and MCC. His uncle Neville Talbot played for Oxford University and his grandmother, the daughter of the 4th Lord Lyttelton, belonged to another family of cricketers.


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