Jack Ord

John Douglas Ord (1 February 1907 – 3 January 1991) was an English cricketer. Ord was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Backworth, Northumberland.

Jack Ord

Personal information
Full name	John Douglas Ord
Born	(1907-02-01)1 February 1907 Backworth, Northumberland, England
Died	3 January 1991(1991-01-03) (aged 83) Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations	Jimmy Ord (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1934	Minor Counties
1927–1936	Northumberland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 42 Batting average 21.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 35 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2011

Life

Ord made his debut for Northumberland in the 1927 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1927 to 1936, making 42 appearances for the county.^[1] He made a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against Oxford University in 1934.^[2] In this match, he scored 35 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Peter Badham. In their second-innings, he was dismissed by David Walker for 7 runs, with the match ending in a draw.^[3]

He died on 3 January 1991 at Coventry, Warwickshire. His brother, Jimmy, played first-class cricket for Warwickshire.