Francis Ford Cricketer
Francis Gilbertson Justice Ford was a cricketer. Francis Ford was educated at Repton School and King's College, Cambridge. He played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club, Cambridge and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1886 and 1899 as a useful left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He also played five Test matches for England on their tour to Australia in 1894-95. Ford, who was nicknamed "Stork" on account of his height, was part of a large cricketing family, with his father W.A. , two brothers A.F.J. , L.G.B.J. and W.J. , a nephew Neville Ford, great-nephew John Barclay and uncle G.J. Ford all playing first-class cricket.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Ford Francis Gilbertson Justice |
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| Birth date | December 14, 1866 |
| Date of death | February 07, 1940 |