William Francis (cricketer)

William Francis
Personal information
Full name William Francis
Born 21 March 1856
Little Waltham, Essex, England
Died 28 April 1917 (aged 61)
Forest Gate, Essex, England
Batting style Right-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18771879 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 83
Batting average 6.91
100s/50s /
Top score 17
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/
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

  1. "First-Class Matches played by William Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

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