William Francis (cricketer)
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Full name | William Francis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Little Waltham, Essex, England | 21 March 1856||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 April 1917 Forest Gate, Essex, England | (aged 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1877–1879 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2012 |
William Francis (21 March 1856 – 28 April 1917) was an English cricketer. Francis was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Little Waltham, Essex.
Francis made his first-class debut for Sussex against Lancashire in 1877 at the Old Trafford. He made eight further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1879.[1] In his nine first-class appearances, he scored a total of 83 runs at an average of 6.91, with a high score of 17.[2]
He died at Forest Gate, Essex, on 28 April 1917.
References[]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
External links[]
- William Francis at ESPNcricinfo
- William Francis at CricketArchive
Categories:
- 1856 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from the City of Chelmsford
- English cricketers
- Sussex cricketers