Jack Ord
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| country = England
| fullname = John Douglas Ord
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|2|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Backworth, Northumberland, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|1|3|1907|2|1|df=yes}}
| death_place = Coventry, Warwickshire, England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role =
| family = Jimmy Ord (brother)
| club1 = Minor Counties
| year1 = 1934
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Northumberland
| year2 = 1927–1936
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 42
| bat avg1 = 21.00
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 35
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| date = 4 October
| year = 2011
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18322.html Cricinfo
}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31803/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jack Ord|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=4 October 2011}} He made a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against Oxford University in 1934.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31803/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Jack Ord|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=4 October 2011}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/14/14996.html|title=Oxford University v Minor Counties, 1934|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=4 October 2011}}
He died on 3 January 1991 at Coventry, Warwickshire. His brother, Jimmy, played first-class cricket for Warwickshire.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{cricinfo|id=18322}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=31803}}
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Category:People from Backworth
Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
Category:Cricketers from Tyne and Wear
Category:Northumberland cricketers