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| Full name | Alexander Clark Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1900 Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 1986(1986-02-08) (aged 85) Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Malcolm Ford (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1924–1925 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Clark Ford JP (8 November 1900 — 8 February 1986) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and veterinarian.
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.45 Outside of cricket, Ford was a veterinarian by profession and was admitted to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1925.67 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
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References
- Marriages. Linlithgowshire Gazette. 14 April 1933. p. 4
- "Grange Cricket Club 175" (PDF). www.grangecricket.org. p. 19. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Interview: Fan to hero – Donald Ford's Main Stand memories". The Scotsman. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- Registers and directory - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 1967. p. 16.
- New Provost for Linlithgow. Falkirk Herald. 9 November 1940. p. 5