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William Francis (cricketer)

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William Francis
Personal information
Full name
William Francis
Born(1856-03-21)21 March 1856
Little Waltham, Essex, England
Died28 April 1917(1917-04-28) (aged 61)
Forest Gate, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1877–1879Sussex
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.
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