William Augustus Ford

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = William Augustus Ford

| birth_date = c. 1818

| birth_place = England

| death_date = 11 April 1873 (aged 54/55)

| death_place = Kensington, Middlesex, England

| nickname =

| family = George Ford (brother)
Francis Ford (son)
William Ford, Jr. (son)
Augustus Ford (son)
Neville Ford (grandson)

| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Unknown

| role =

| club1 = Marylebone Cricket Club

| year1 = 1839–1849

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 6

| runs1 = 57

| bat avg1 = 5.70

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 28*

| deliveries1 = ?

| wickets1 = 4

| bowl avg1 = ?

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 3/?

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| date = 22 June

| year = 2019

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13285.html Cricinfo

}}

William Augustus Ford (c. 1818 – 11 April 1873) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of George Samuel Ford,{{cite news|title=Mariage of William Augustus Ford (Stratton St) to Katherine Mary Justice|newspaper=Cheltenham Chronicle – Thursday 3 July 1851|date=1851-07-03}}1851 Census Stratton St he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1839.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36811/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by William Ford |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-06-22 |url-access=subscription}} He played first-class cricket intermittently for the MCC between 1839 and 1849, making a total of five appearances. In addition to playing first-class cricket for the MCC, he also appeared in one first-class match for the Gentlemen of Sussex against the MCC in 1839. Across his six first-class appearances, Ford scored 57 runs with a high score of 28 not out, while with the ball he took 3 wickets.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36811/36811.html |title=Player profile: William Ford |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-06-22 |url-access=subscription}} Ford had seven sons with his wife, Katherine Mary Justice. Three of his sons were cricketers; Francis, played Test cricket for England, while two other sons, William and Augustus, played first-class cricket. Another son, Lionel served as the Dean of York. Another son was Henry, an illustrator. His brother, George, was a first-class cricketer, as was his grandson, Neville Ford. His great-great-grandson is the adventurer, writer, and television presenter Bear Grylls. He died at Kensington in April 1873.