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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.

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

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

External links

• William Francis at ESPNcricinfo
• William Francis at CricketArchive

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