Francis Hugonin
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| Francis Hugonin | ||||
 England |
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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Edgar Hugonin | |||
| Born | 16 August 1897 | |||
| Kensington, London, England | ||||
| Died | 5 March 1967 (aged 69) | |||
| Yorkshire, England | ||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1930-1937 | Army | |||
| 1927-1928 | Essex | |||
| First-class debut | 22 June 1927: Essex v Oxford University | |||
| Last First-class | 29 May 1937: Army v Cambridge University | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| First-class | ||||
| Matches | 14 | |||
| Runs scored | 167 | |||
| Batting average | 12.84 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | |||
| Top score | 44 | |||
| Balls bowled | 0 | |||
| Wickets | - | |||
| Bowling average | - | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | |||
| 10 wickets in match | - | |||
| Best bowling | - | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 26/6 | |||
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As of 29 December 2007 |
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Francis Edgar Hugonin (16 August 1897 – 5 March 1967) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Essex in 1927 and 1928.[2]
[edit] Career
Born in London in 1897, Hugonin didn't make his first-class debut until 1927, when he played for Essex against Oxford University. The following year, he played for Essex against the touring West Indians before playing four County Championship matches. The match against Sussex was his last for Essex.[3]
After a match for the MCC against Ireland in 1929,[4] he returned to first-class cricket in 1930, playing for the Army against the Royal Air Force. He played against the RAF again the following year, also playing against Oxford University. He played for the Army against the West Indies in 1933.[3]
In 1935, he played a Minor Counties Championship match for Berkshire against Hertfordshire[5], also playing a first-class match for the Army against Cambridge University the same year.[3]
He played against Cambridge University again in 1936, before his final two first-class games came in 1937, for the Army against Oxford University and Cambridge University.[3] In 1940, he played once for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States.[4]
[edit] Personal life
Hugonin was a career soldier who managed to play first-class cricket during his Army service. He died in Yorkshire in 1967.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b CricketArchive profile
- ^ a b c d First-class matches played by Francis Hugonin at CricketArchive
- ^ a b Other matches played by Francis Hugonin at CricketArchive
- ^ Minor Counties Championship matches played by Francis Hugonin at CricketArchive
