Deborah Lee "Debbie" Ford (née Murray, born 5 February 1965) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played primarily as a left-handed batter. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, all at the 1988 World Cup.
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| Full name | Deborah Lee Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1965 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut | 30 November 1988 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 December 1988 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983/84–1984/85 | Southern Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985/86–1989/90 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ford was born in Christchurch.[1] In New Zealand's domestic competitions, she played for Southern Districts and Canterbury.[2] Ford made her international debut at the 1988 World Cup in Australia, appearing in three of her team's nine matches.[3] She debuted against England in New Zealand's second match of the tournament, coming in sixth in the batting order and making 11 runs.[4] She did not re-appear until New Zealand's sixth match of the tournament, against Ireland. In that game, she opened the batting with Jackie Clark and made 35 runs, putting on a 131-run partnership for the opening wicket.[5] Ford's only other game in the tournament was also against Ireland, in the third-place play-off. She neither batted nor bowled.[6]
Rugby Union career
editFord made her rugby union debut for the Black Ferns on 22 July, 1989 against the California Grizzlies at Christchurch.[7][8]
She competed at RugbyFest 1990 for the Crusadettes, Canterbury and New Zealand.[7] She was also named in the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[9]
References
edit- ^ Debbie Ford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Teams Debbie Ford played for, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Women's ODI matches played by Debbie Ford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 3rd Match: England Women v New Zealand Women at Perth, Nov 30, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 14th Match: Ireland Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Dec 11, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 3rd PPO: Ireland Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Dec 17, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Deborah Ford #6". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Julian, Adam (24 May 2024). "A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (29 October 2021). "The trailblazing Black Ferns who were asked to pay to play at the first Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
External links
edit- Debbie Ford at ESPNcricinfo
- Debbie Ford at CricketArchive (subscription required)