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
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

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

• William Francis at ESPNcricinfo
• William Francis at CricketArchive