George Francis (cricketer)
- George Francis (cricketer)
Infobox Historic Cricketer
nationality = West Indian
country = West Indies
country abbrev = WI
name = George Francis
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style = Right-arm fast
tests = 10
test runs = 81
test bat avg = 5.78
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 19*
test balls = 1,619
test wickets = 23
test bowl avg = 33.17
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 4/40
test catches/stumpings = 7/0
FCs = 62
FC runs = 874
FC bat avg = 12.85
FC 100s/50s = 0/1
FC top score = 61
FC balls = 10,880
FC wickets = 223
FC bowl avg = 23.13
FC 5s = 8
FC 10s = 2
FC best bowling = 7/50
FC catches/stumpings = 42/0
debut date = 23 June
debut year = 1928
last date = 24 June
last year = 1933
source = http://content.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51794.html
George Francis (December 11, 1897-January 12, 1942) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. He was a fast bowler with a renowned pace.
Francis was born in Trents, St James, Barbados. His Test career, like many of contemporaries, started quite late in his life; if the West Indies had started playing Test cricket earlier, there is no doubt his numbers would be more dominant.
Francis was part of the West Indies' non-Test tour in 1923 and caused a small sensation by his bowling in that tour. During the last match of the tour against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI, Francis took four fast wickets, eventually reducing their opponents to 19 for 6. It wasn't enough to retain the win, as Leveson-Gower soon met their target of 28, but it was a remarkable spell of bowling nonetheless.
At the age of 30, he took the fresh ball in the West Indies' inaugural Test, and eventually took 2 wickets in England's only innings. He would later take 4 wickets (Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Tate and Larwood) in the third Test at The Oval, an impressive show for a bowler on a nascent West Indian side.
He died in Black Rock, St James, Barbados.
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* cite news
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title=The 1928 series
date=2000-06-12
work=BBC News
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sport/2000/england_v_west_indies/765202.stm
accessdate=2008-08-10
* [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1928/WI_IN_ENG/WI_ENG_T1_23-26JUN1928.html Scorecard for Windies first Test from Cricinfo]
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