Neville Ford

Neville Montague Ford (18 November 1906 – 15 June 2000) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1926 and 1934. Early life Ford was born at Repton, the son of the Rev Lionel Ford and his wife Mary Talbot. His father was then headmaster of Repton School and in 1910 became headmaster of Harrow School. His mother was the daughter of education campaigner Lavinia Talbot and Edward Stuart Talbot, who was Bishop of Rochester, Southwark and Winchester. Ford's brother Sir Edward Ford became assistant private secretary first to King George VI and then to Queen Elizabeth II. Ford belonged to a large family of cricketers. His grandfather William Augustus Ford played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1839 to 1849. His father and brother Clifford also played for minor counties. Of his uncles Francis Ford played for England, Middlesex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), William Justice Ford played for Cambridge University, Middlesex and MCC, Augustus Ford played for Cambridge University, Middlesex and MCC. His uncle Neville Talbot played for Oxford University and his grandmother, the daughter of the 4th Lord Lyttelton, belonged to another family of cricketers. Ford was educated at Summer Fields School and Harrow where he became head of the school and captain of cricket. While still at school he began playing for Derbyshire. He made his debut in August 1926 in a victory against Northamptonshire and followed it up with a draw against Kent. He played two games for Derbyshire in 1927.