Greg Ford (cricketer)

{{Short description|Irish cricketer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Greg Ford

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg break

| role =

| family = Graham Ford (father)
Matt Ford (brother)

| club1 = Leinster Lightning

| year1 = {{nowrap|2020, 2022}}

| club2 = Munster Reds

| year2 = 2021

| columns = 2

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = List A

| matches1 = 11

| runs1 = 88

| bat avg1 = 12.57

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 43

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = Twenty20

| matches2 = 12

| runs2 = 122

| bat avg2 = 30.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 26

| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–

| date = 5 June 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1229938.html Cricinfo

}}

Greg Ford (born 9 May 1992) is an Irish cricketer,{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1229938.html |title=Greg Ford |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 June 2021}} and the son of Graham Ford, the head coach of the Ireland cricket team.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000014/001407.shtml |title=Balbriggan confirm Ford switch |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=27 June 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/54194557 |title=Inter-Provincial Cup: Lightning beat Knights in Comber opener |work=BBC Sport |access-date=27 June 2021}} He made his List A debut on 17 September 2020, for Leinster Lightning in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1211206.html |title=3rd Match, Comber, Sep 17 2020, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 June 2021}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 August 2020, for Leinster Lightning in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227505.html |title=4th Match, Dublin, Aug 27 2020, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 June 2021}} Ford captains Balbriggan Cricket Club in north Dublin. Leading the team to promotion from the Championship in 2021, to winning the Premier league in 2022. This was the first time Balbriggan CC played in Ireland's top league. Ford's brother, Matt, also plays cricket for Munster Reds.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/pj-moor-joins-munster-reds-squad-neil-rock-moves-to-northern-knights |title=PJ Moor joins Munster Reds squad, Neil Rock moves to Northern Knights |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627182208/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/pj-moor-joins-munster-reds-squad-neil-rock-moves-to-northern-knights |url-status=dead }}