Francis Shand

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Francis Shand
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Livingstone Shand
Born23 June 1855
Charlton, Kent, England
Died5 June 1921(1921-06-05) (aged 65)
Denham, Buckinghamshire,
England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 49
Batting average 12.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Balls bowled 438
Wickets 17
Bowling average 9.88
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/32
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019

Francis Livingstone Shand (23 June 1855 – 5 June 1921) was an English first-class cricketer.

Shand was born at Old Charlton. He was educated at Harrow School.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against a combined at The Oval in 1874.[2] Two years later, he appeared twice in first-class cricket, appearing the South in the North v South and for the against the .[2] His final two first-class appearances came in 1889 for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University, and for A. J. Webbe's XI against Cambridge University.[2] In six first-class matches, Shand scored 49 runs with a high score of 17, while with the ball he took 17 wickets at an average of 9.88.[3] His best figures of 6 for 32, which was his only five wicket haul, came against Oxford University in 1889.[4] Outside of cricket, Shand was a land proprietor in British Ceylon.[1] He died in June 1921 at Denham, Buckinghamshire.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801–1893. Longmans, Green. p. 384.
  2. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Francis Shand". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Francis Shand". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Gentlemen of England, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

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