Cyril Francois
Personal information
Full name
Cyril Matthew Francois
Born(1897-06-20)20 June 1897
Lewisham, Kent, England
Died26 May 1944(1944-05-26) (aged 46)
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920-21 to 1927-28Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 5 33
Runs scored 252 1232
Batting average 31.50 22.81
100s/50s 0/1 0/6
Top score 72 97
Balls bowled 684 5888
Wickets 6 101
Bowling average 37.50 28.44
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/23 7/114
Catches/stumpings 5/- 24/-
Source: Cricinfo

Cyril Matthew Francois (20 June 1897 – 26 May 1944) was a South African cricketer who played in five Tests in 1922–23.[1]

Francois was a right-handed batsman who began his first-class cricket career as a lower-order batsman but progressed to become a middle-order player and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.

He died in a motor accident near Pretoria in 1944.[2]

References

  1. "Cyril Francois". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. "Wisden Obituaries, 1944". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2019.


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