William Francis (cricketer)

English cricketer

William Francis

Personal information

Full name|

William Francis

Born| (1856-03-21)21 March 1856
Little Waltham, Essex, England
Died| 28 April 1917(1917-04-28) (aged 61)
Forest Gate, Essex, England
Batting| Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1877–1879| 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

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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.

## External links

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* William Francis at ESPNcricinfo
* William Francis at CricketArchive