Malcolm Ford

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For the American athlete and journalist involved in a murder-suicide, see Malcolm Webster Ford.

James Malcolm Clark Ford (29 December 1936 — 13 April 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

The son of the cricketer Alexander Ford, he was born at 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]

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Malcolm Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Malcolm Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. "Ireland v Scotland, 1961". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. "Malcolm Ford as Scorer in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. "Interview: Fan to hero – Donald Ford's Main Stand memories". The Scotsman. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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