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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.

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. 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.

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

• 1856 births
• 1917 deaths
• People from the City of Chelmsford
• English cricketers
• Sussex cricketers
• Cricketers from Essex