Alan Fordham is a former English cricket

Cricket

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er. He was a right-handed batsman and he played in 167 first-class matches for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...

 between 1986 and 1997. He finished his career with a batting average

Batting average

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 of 40.06, and scored 25 centuries. His highest score was 206 against Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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 at Headingley Stadium

Headingley Stadium

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 in 1990.

In Limited-overs cricket he is best remembered for winning the Man of the Match

Man of the match

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 award in the final of the 1992 NatWest Trophy

1992 NatWest Trophy

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 at Lord's Cricket Ground

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, when Northamptonshire defeated Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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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

England and Wales Cricket Board

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