Debbie Ford (cricketer)

Debbie Ford
Personal information
Full name
Deborah Lee Ford
Born (1965-02-05) 5 February 1965 (age 59)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut30 November 1988 v England
Last ODI17 December 1988 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983/84–1984/85Southern Districts
1985/86–1989/90Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition WODI WFC WLA
Matches 3 17 18
Runs scored 46 471 510
Batting average 23.00 26.16 36.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/4
Top score 35 68 89*
Balls bowled 36 444 36
Wickets 0 5 0
Bowling average – 43.80 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/18 –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 10/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 July 2021

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.

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

Ford 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

  1. ^ Debbie Ford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ Teams Debbie Ford played for, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ Women's ODI matches played by Debbie Ford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 3rd Match: England Women v New Zealand Women at Perth, Nov 30, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 14th Match: Ireland Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Dec 11, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  6. ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 3rd PPO: Ireland Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Dec 17, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Deborah Ford #6". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ Julian, Adam (24 May 2024). "A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ 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.