| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Graham Xavier Ford | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1960 Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off spin | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Coach | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | |||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1982/83–1989/90 | Natal B | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 12 November 1982 Natal B v Western Province B | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 6 January 1990 Natal B v Eastern Province B | ||||||||||||||
| Head coaching information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Graham Xavier Ford (born 16 November 1960) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer.
Formerly the head coach of the Sri Lankan national cricket team, he was also the head coach of the Ireland cricket team. A right-handed batsman, he played 7 games for Natal B in his career despite playing his last game seven years after his debut in 1982/83. He was a good allrounder sportsman, being a former provincial tennis champion and representing Natal at football. Ford is also a qualified rugby union referee.