John Francis (English cricketer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people with the same name, see John Francis (disambiguation).

John Francis
Personal information
Full nameJohn Daniel Francis
Born (1980-11-13) 13 November 1980 (age 41)
Bromley, London, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2003Hampshire
2003Loughborough UCCE
2004–2008Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 57 70 14
Runs scored 2,748 1,827 271
Batting average 29.54 33.83 27.10
100s/50s 6/15 1/12 0/0
Top score 125* 103* 49
Balls bowled 273 0 0
Wickets 4 – –
Bowling average 41.00 – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/1 – –
Catches/stumpings 32/– 17/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 February 2010

John Francis (born 13 November 1980 in Bromley, Kent) is an English cricketer who last played for St Cross Symondians. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm bowler.

Francis was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton followed by Durham and Loughborough universities.[1]

He originally represented Hampshire in the Second XI Championship in 1998 and then the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 38-County Cup in 1999. His first-class debut was for Hampshire in 2001 and he played for them until 2003 but moved on after not accepting a new two-year contract with the team. He played first-class cricket for British Universities in 2002 and 2003 and for Loughborough UCCE in 2003.

In 2004 he joined Somerset. His top score for Somerset is 125* against Yorkshire at Leeds in 2005. In all he scored over 1000 first-class runs in 2005 at an average of over 40 but in 5 matches in 2006 averaged under 15. At the end of the 2006 season he had played 32 first-class matches for Somerset at an average of nearly 35.

His brother is Simon Francis.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Marshall, Chris, ed. (2008). The Cricketer's Who's Who. Swindon: Green Umbrella. p. 214.
Retrieved from ""