Edward Foord
Personal information
Full name
Edward Archibald Foord
Born30 May 1825
Madras, Madras Presidency,
British India
Died28 February 1899(1899-02-28) (aged 73)
Bursledon, Hampshire, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2019

Lieutenant-General Edward Archibald Foord (30 May 1825 – 28 February 1899) was a British Army officer and English first-class cricketer.

Foord was born in British India at Madras in May 1825. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as an ensign in December 1842, having been a cadet of the East India Company.[1] He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1858,[2] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant-colonel coming in September 1863.[3] He returned to England around 1871, making a single appearance in first-class cricket in that year for W. G. Grace's personal XI against Kent at Maidstone.[4] Batting once in the match, Foord was dismissed without scoring by George Bennett.[5] In June 1872, he was promoted to the rank of colonel,[6] with promotion to the rank of major-general coming just over six years later in December 1878.[7] Three days later he was made a lieutenant-general,[8] at which point he retired from active service.[9] Foord died at Bursledon in February 1899.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 20181". The London Gazette. 27 December 1842. p. 3866.
  2. ↑ "No. 22621". The London Gazette. 29 April 1862. p. 2240.
  3. ↑ "No. 22789". The London Gazette. 17 November 1863. p. 5441.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Foord". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kent v W. G. Grace's XI, 1871". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "No. 23871". The London Gazette. 28 June 1872. p. 2975.
  7. ↑ "No. 24670". The London Gazette. 21 January 1879. p. 287.
  8. ↑ "No. 24671". The London Gazette. 24 January 1879. p. 346.
  9. ↑ "No. 24670". The London Gazette. 21 January 1879. p. 283.
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