William Justice Ford
| William Justice Ford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8th Headmaster of Nelson College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 1886–1888 |
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| Preceded by | John Chapman Andrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John WIlliam Joynt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
7 November 1853 Paddington, Middlesex, England |
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| Died | 3 April 1904 (aged 50) Kensal Green, Middlesex, England |
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| Spouse(s) | Katherine Macey Browning (m. 1887) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Francis Ford (brother) Lionel Ford (brother) Henry Justice Ford (brother) George Samuel Ford (grandfather) Neville Ford (nephew) Bear Grylls (great-great-nephew) |
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| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Round-arm right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1873–1874 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1879–1894 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1881–1896 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886/87–1888/89 | Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 19 May 1873 England XI v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 14 May 1896 MCC v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 5 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Justice Ford (7 November 1853 – 3 April 1904) was an English schoolmaster, known as a cricketer and sports writer.
The eldest of seven sons of William Augustus Ford, of Lincoln's Inn Fields, by his wife Katherine Mary Justice, he was born in London on 7 November 1853; of his brothers, Augustus Frank Justice (b. 1858) and Francis Gilbertson Justice (b. 1866) distinguished themselves in Repton, Cambridge University, and Middlesex cricket, while a third, Lionel George Bridges Justice (b. 1865), became headmaster of Harrow School in 1910. Educated at Eagle House, Wimbledon, and at Repton School, where he played in the cricket eleven (1870–2), William entered St. John's College, Cambridge, as minor scholar in 1872, having first entered Trinity College earlier that year. He became foundation scholar in 1874, and graduated B.A. with second-class classical honours in 1876, proceeding M.A. in 1878.
Ford was a master at Marlborough College from 1877 to 1886, and from that year till 1889 was headmaster of Nelson College, New Zealand. On his return to England he became in April 1890 headmaster of Leamington College, from which he retired in 1893.
Ford died of pneumonia at Abingdon Mansions on 3 April 1904, and was buried at Kensal Green.
Ford was a cricket blue at Cambridge, and played for Middlesex. He was 6 ft. 3 in. in height and weighed in 1886 over 17 stone. He was reputed as one of the hardest-hitting cricketers, surpassed only by Charles Inglis Thornton. His longest authenticated hit was 144 yards; in August 1885 at Maidstone he scored 44 runs in 17 minutes in the first innings, and 75 runs in 45 minutes in the second innings for Middlesex v. Kent. He was a slow round arm bowler and a good field at point.
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