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Full name | Henry Calver Francis | ||||||||||||||
Born | 16 December 1826 Southwold, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 16 May 1866 39) Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England | (aged||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1849–1862 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 May 2022 |
Henry Calver Francis (16 December 1826 — 16 May 1866) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.
Francis was born in December 1826 at Southwold, Suffolk. He was a prominent figure in Cambridgeshire cricket between 1849 and 1862, making his debut in first-class cricket for a Cambridgeshire representative side in 1849 against Cambridge University at Fenner's. He featured intermittently for Cambridgeshire sides in first-class cricket until 1862, making seven appearances.[1] Playing as a batsman, he scored 218 runs at an average of 24.22,[2] with one century, a score of 114, which came against Cambridge University in 1857.[3] In addition to playing, Francis also stood as an umpire in a first-class match between Cambridgeshire and Surrey in 1862.[4] Francis died at Godmanchester in May 1866.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Fracnis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club, 1857". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Henry Francis as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2022.