William Augustus Ford

William Augustus Ford (c. 1818 – 11 April 1873) was an English first-class cricketer.

William Augustus Ford

Personal information
Full name	William Augustus Ford
Born	c. 1818 England
Died	11 April 1873 (aged 54/55) Kensington, Middlesex, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	George Ford (brother) Francis Ford (son) William Ford, Jr. (son) Augustus Ford (son) Neville Ford (grandson)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1839–1849	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 57 Batting average 5.70 100s/50s –/– Top score 28* Balls bowled ? Wickets 4 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/? Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2019

The son of George Samuel Ford,^[1][2] he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1839.^[3] He played first-class cricket intermittently for the MCC between 1839 and 1849, making a total of five appearances. In addition to playing first-class cricket for the MCC, he also appeared in one first-class match for the Gentlemen of Sussex against the MCC in 1839.^[3] Across his six first-class appearances, Ford scored 57 runs with a high score of 28 not out, while with the ball he took 3 wickets.^[4] Ford had seven sons with his wife, Katherine Mary Justice. Three of his sons were cricketers; Francis, played Test cricket for England, while two other sons, William and Augustus, played first-class cricket.^[4] Another son, Lionel served as the Dean of York. Another son was Henry, an illustrator. His brother, George, was a first-class cricketer, as was his grandson, Neville Ford. His great-great-grandson is the adventurer, writer, and television presenter Bear Grylls.^[4] He died at Kensington in April 1873.