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Alexander Ford

Alexander Ford

Scottish cricketer

Alexander Clark Ford JP (8 November 1900 — 8 February 1986) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and veterinarian.

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The second son of James Ford,[1] he was born at Uddingston in November 1900. A club cricketer for Uddingston and later Grange,[2] he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland. The first came against Ireland at Dundee in 1924, with the second coming against Lancashire at Old Trafford on Scotland's 1925 tour of England.[3] He scored 18 runs in his two matches and took a single wicket.[4][5] Outside of cricket, Ford was a veterinarian by profession and was admitted to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1925.[6][7] In 1934, he was elected to Linlithgow Town Council. He was a magistrate in the town and later a police judge.[8] Ford died at Broxburn in February 1986. His had two sons who were also sportsmen: Donald who played football for Hearts, and Malcolm who played first-class cricket for Scotland.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Marriages. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 14 April 1933. p. 4
  2. [2]
    "Grange Cricket Club 175" (PDF). www.grangecricket.org. p. 19. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. [4]
    "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. [5]
    "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Interview: Fan to hero – Donald Ford's Main Stand memories". The Scotsman. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. [7]
    Registers and directory - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 1967. p. 16.
  8. [8]
    New Provost for Linlithgow. Falkirk Herald. 9 November 1940. p. 5
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