Deborah Lee "Debbie" Ford (née Murray, born 5 February 1965) is a New Zealand former

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er who played primarily as a left-handed

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. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for

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, all at the 1988 World Cup. Ford was born in

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. In New Zealand's domestic competitions, she played for Southern Districts and

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. Ford made her international debut at the 1988 World Cup in Australia, appearing in three of her team's nine matches. She debuted against

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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

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. In that game, she opened the batting with

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and made 35 runs, putting on a 131-run

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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.

Rugby Union career

Ford made her rugby union debut for the Black Ferns on 22 July, 1989 against the California Grizzlies at

. She competed at

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for the Crusadettes, Canterbury and New Zealand. She was also named in the

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squad.

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