Francis Shand

Francis Shand
Personal information
Full name	Francis Livingstone Shand
Born	23 June 1855; Charlton, Kent, England
Died	5 June 1921 (aged 65); Denham, Buckinghamshire,; England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast
Career statistics
Matches	5
Runs scored	49
Batting average	12.25
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	17
Balls bowled	438
Wickets	17
Bowling average	9.88
5 wickets in innings	1
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	6/32
Catches/stumpings	2/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019

Francis Livingstone Shand (23 June 1855 – 5 June 1921) was an English first-class cricketer.

Shand was born at Old Charlton. He was educated at Harrow School.^[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present cricket team at The Oval in 1874.^[2] Two years later, he appeared twice in first-class cricket, appearing the South in the North v South and for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the North.^[2] His final two first-class appearances came in 1889 for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University, and for A. J. Webbe's XI against Cambridge University.^[2] In six first-class matches, Shand scored 49 runs with a high score of 17, while with the ball he took 17 wickets at an average of 9.88.^[3] His best figures of 6 for 32, which was his only five wicket haul, came against Oxford University in 1889.^[4] Outside of cricket, Shand was a land proprietor in British Ceylon.^[1] He died in June 1921 at Denham, Buckinghamshire.

References

^ ^a ^b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801–1893. Longmans, Green. p. 384.
^ ^a ^b ^c "First-Class Matches played by Francis Shand". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Player profile: Francis Shand". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Oxford University v Gentlemen of England, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.