Charles William Foord (11 June 1924 – 8 July 2015) was an English

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er from

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, who played 51 first-class matches for

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between 1947 and 1953. He also played a first-class game for the North of England in 1947, and appeared in the Yorkshire Second XI from 1947 to 1953. A right arm fast medium bowler, he took 128 wickets at 27.1 with a best of 6 for 63 against Hampshire County Cricket Club. He took 5 wickets in an innings 5 times. A right-handed lower order batsman, he scored 125 runs at 6.25 with a top score of 35. He died on 8 July 2015.

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1924 births 2015 deaths Yorkshire cricketers Cricketers from Scarborough, North Yorkshire English cricketers North v South cricketers People educated at Scarborough High School for Boys English cricketers of 1946 to 1968 {{england-cricket-bio-1920s-stub