Full name Deborah Lee Ford National side New Zealand (1988) | Bowling style Right-arm medium Batting style Left-handed | |
Born 5 February 1965 (age 52) ( 1965-02-05 ) Christchurch, New Zealand ODI debut 30 Nov. 1988 v England women Last ODI 17 Dec. 1988 v Ireland women | ||
Deborah Lee "Debbie" Ford (born 5 February 1965) is a former New Zealand international cricketer who represented the New Zealand national team in three matches at the 1988 Women's World Cup.
Ford was born in Christchurch. In New Zealand's domestic competitions, she played for Southern Districts and Canterbury. Ford made her international debut at the 1988 World Cup in Australia, appearing in three of her team's nine matches. She debuted against England in New Zealand's second match of the tournament, coming in sixth in the batting order and making 11 runs. She did not re-appear until New Zealand's sixth match of the tournament, against Ireland. In that game, she opened the batting with Jackie Clark and made 35 runs, putting on a 131-run partnership for the opening wicket. Ford's only other game in the tournament was also against Ireland, in the third-place play-off. She neither batted nor bowled.