Malcolm Ford
Scottish cricketer (1936–1987)
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James Malcolm Clark Ford (29 December 1936 — 13 April 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Polbeth, West Lothian, Scotland
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| Full name | James Malcolm Clark Ford | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1936 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 1987 (aged 50) Polbeth, West Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alexander Ford (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1966 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo | |||||||||||||||
The son of the cricketer Alexander Ford, he was born in Edinburgh in December 1936. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy. A club cricketer for West Lothian Cricket Club, Ford made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Paisley in 1960. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1966, making ten appearances.[1] In these matches, he scored a total of 235 runs at an average of 18.07;[2] he made one half century, a score of 50 against Ireland in 1961.[3] Besides playing, Ford scored in a match between Scotland and Warwickshire in 1965.[4] Outside of cricket he was employed as a sales representative. Toward the end of his life, Ford struggled with alcoholism and succumbed to its effects in April 1987.[5] His brother was the footballer Donald Ford.[5]