Bill Foord
Charles William Foord (11 June 1924 – 8 July 2015) was an English first-class cricketer from Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, who played 51 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1947 and 1953.[1] He also played a first-class game for the North of England in 1947, and appeared in the Yorkshire Second XI from 1947 to 1953.
A right arm fast medium bowler, he took 128 wickets at 27.1 with a best of 6 for 63 against Hampshire County Cricket Club. He took 5 wickets in an innings 5 times. A right-handed lower order batsman, he scored 125 runs at 6.25 with a top score of 35.
References
[edit]- ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 368. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ "Yorkshire and Scarborough Paceman Bill Foord Dies". yorkshireccc.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "C W Foord". infoweb.newsbank.com. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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