Career
Stratford was at Middlesex from 1877 to 1880, during which time he also played first-class cricket with the Marylebone Cricket Club. A Malvern College graduate, he was a slow right-arm bowler and capable lower order batsman. His best performance came in 1878 when he took 12 wickets for Middlesex against Surrey at Kennington Oval.
He collected 6 for 41 in the first innings and 6 for 113 in the second, dismissing England Test opener Harry Jupp in both.
At football, as a defender, Stratford appeared in his only international in a 2–1 loss to Scotland in 1874. After moving to America, Stratford continued playing cricket, with Winnipeg, Pittsburgh, New York and Newark.