About Alan Fordham
Born 1964. Alan Fordham is a British cricketer.
Alan Fordham (born 9 November 1964 in Bedford) is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and he played in 167 first-class matches for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club between 1986 and 1997. He finished his career with a batting average of 40.06, and scored 25 centuries.
In Limited-overs cricket he is best remembered for winning the Man of the Match award in the final of the 1992 NatWest Trophy at Lord's Cricket Ground, when Northamptonshire defeated Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
After retiring from cricket, in 1997 he took up the post of Head of Cricket Operations (first-class) at the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Fordham was educated at Bedford Modern School and the University of Durham, where he was awarded a palatinate for cricket in 1986.
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English cricketer (born 1964)
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Alan Fordham was born on 9 November 1964 in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
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