Jack Ord

John Douglas Ord was an English cricketer. Ord was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Backworth, Northumberland.

Life

Ord made his debut for Northumberland [County Cricket Club|Northumberland] in the 1927 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire [County Cricket Club|Cheshire]. He played Minor counties of [English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties] cricket for Northumberland from 1927 to 1936, making 42 appearances for the county. He made a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against Oxford University in 1934. In this match, he scored 35 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Peter Badham. In their second-innings, he was dismissed by David Walker for 7 runs, with the match ending in a draw.
He died on 3 January 1991 at Coventry, Warwickshire. His brother, Jimmy, played first-class cricket for Warwickshire.