James Ord

{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1987)}}

{{About||the United States Army lieutenant colonel|James Basevi Ord|the United States Army major general|James Garesche Ord}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| country = England

| fullname = James Edward Ord

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

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| family =

| club1 = Unicorns

| year1 = 2011

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| club2 = Warwickshire

| year2 = 2009–2010

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| club3 = Loughborough UCCE

| year3 = 2009

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| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 17

| bat avg1 = 4.25

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 9

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| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 3

| runs2 = 82

| bat avg2 = 41.00

| 100s/50s2 = –/1

| top score2 = 55

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

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| catches/stumpings2 = –/–

| date = 16 August

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/308247.html Cricinfo

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James Edward Ord (born 9 November 1987) is an English cricketer. Ord is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

While studying for his degree at Loughborough University, Ord made a single first-class appearance for Loughborough UCCE against Hampshire in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/118/118133/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by James Ord|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 August 2011}} In this match, he was dismissed for a single run by David Griffiths in Loughborough's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 9 runs by David Balcombe.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/204/204304.html|title=Hampshire v Loughborough UCCE, 2010|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 August 2011}} In that same season he made his List A debut in the 2009 NatWest Pro40 against Middlesex. He made a further List A appearance for Warwickshire in that competition against Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/118/118133/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by James Ord|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 August 2011}} The following season, he made his only first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Essex in the County Championship. He was dismissed for a single run in Warwickshire's first-innings by Andrew Carter, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by David Masters.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/262/262940.html|title=Essex v Warwickshire, 2010 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 August 2011}} At the end of the 2010 season, Ord along with Calum MacLeod, was released by Warwickshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.edgbaston.com/news/calum-macleod-and-james-ord-released-/ |title=Calum Macleod and James Ord released |publisher=www.edgbaston.com |accessdate=16 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005072442/http://www.edgbaston.com/news/calum-macleod-and-james-ord-released-/ |archivedate= 5 October 2011 }}

Ord joined the Unicorns for the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40.{{cite web|url=http://blog.thecricketer.com/?p=12371|title=Unicorns name squad for CB40 matches|last=Bolton|first=Paul|date=28 February 2011|publisher=The Wisden Cricketer|accessdate=16 August 2011}} On his debut for the team, he scored 55 in a losing cause against Gloucestershire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/316/316355.html|title=Unicorns v Gloucestershire, 2011 Clydesdale Bank40|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 August 2011}}