William Augustus Ford
William Augustus Ford was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of George Samuel Ford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Oxford in 1839. 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. 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.
