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Deborah Lee "Debbie" Ford (née Murray, born 5 February 1965) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played primarily as a left-handed batter. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, all at the 1988 World Cup.

Ford was born in Christchurch. In New Zealand's domestic competitions, she played for Southern Districts and Canterbury. Ford made her international debut at the 1988 World Cup in Australia, appearing in three of her team's nine matches. She debuted against England in New Zealand's second match of the tournament, coming in sixth in the batting order and making 11 runs. She did not re-appear until New Zealand's sixth match of the tournament, against Ireland. In that game, she opened the batting with Jackie Clark and made 35 runs, putting on a 131-run partnership for the opening wicket. Ford's only other game in the tournament was also against Ireland, in the third-place play-off. She neither batted nor bowled.

Rugby Union career

Ford made her rugby union debut for the Black Ferns on 22 July 1989 against the California Grizzlies at Christchurch.

She competed at RugbyFest 1990 for the Crusadettes, Canterbury and New Zealand. She was also named in the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.

References

1. Debbie Ford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
2. Teams Debbie Ford played for, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
3. Women's ODI matches played by Debbie Ford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
4. Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 3rd Match: England Women v New Zealand Women at Perth, Nov 30, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
5. Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 14th Match: Ireland Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Dec 11, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
6. Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup, 3rd PPO: Ireland Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Dec 17, 1988, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
7. ^ "Deborah Ford #6". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
8. Julian, Adam (24 May 2024). "A history of the prestigious Laurie O'Reilly Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
9. Pearson, Joseph (29 October 2021). "The trailblazing Black Ferns who were asked to pay to play at the first Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

External links

• Debbie Ford at ESPNcricinfo
• Debbie Ford at CricketArchive (subscription required)

v t e New Zealand squad – 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup – 3rd place
1 Bond 2 Campbell 3 Clark 4 Ford 5 Gunn 6 Hockley 7 Illingworth 8 Jagersma 9 Legg 10 Morris 11 Murdoch (c) 12 J. Turner 13 N. Turner 14 Williams

• 1965 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from Christchurch
• New Zealand women cricketers
• New Zealand women One Day International cricketers
• Southern Districts women cricketers
• Canterbury Magicians cricketers
• New Zealand female rugby union players
• New Zealand women's international rugby union players
• 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen