Francis Booker
Francis Booker (8 October 1746 at Eynsford, Kent – 13 November 1806 at Eynsford) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who was noted as a fine hitter of the ball and a very good outfielder.
He began playing in the 1760s and was active until 1790, making 52 known first-class appearances from 1773, mainly for Kent.
Booker was a good single wicket player and was yet another cricketing innkeeper. He kept the Soho Inn in his home village.
External links
- From Lads to Lord's – Francis Booker at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 October 2012)
References
- Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
- The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
- Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
- The Glory Days of Cricket by Ashley Mote (GDC)
- John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time" by Ashley Mote
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