Simon Francis (cricketer)

Simon Richard George Francis (born 15 August 1978) is an English former cricketer, currently Director of Cricket at Warwick School.[1] He bowled right-arm medium-fast and batted right-handed. He made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1997, making a handful of appearances for the county until he moved to Somerset for the 2002 season. However, appearances for the first XI became less frequent and Francis was released at the end of the 2006 season. He was signed by Nottinghamshire early in the 2007 season, which proved to be his final year in professional cricket.

Simon Francis

Personal information
Full name	Simon Richard George Francis
Born	(1978-08-15)15 August 1978 Bromley, London, England
Nickname	Franco, Geoffrey
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Relations	John Francis (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997–2001	Hampshire
2002–2006	Somerset
2007	Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 60 70 22 Runs scored 509 240 39 Batting average 11.56 12.63 7.80 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 44 33* 9* Balls bowled 8,583 2,644 384 Wickets 136 77 11 Bowling average 41.13 34.33 57.09 5 wickets in innings 3 1 0 10 wickets in match n/a n/a Best bowling 5–42 8/66 2/22 Catches/stumpings 19/– 16/– 4/–
Source: , 23 December 2013

Francis also toured with England A in India in 2003-04[2] and appeared in one Youth One-Day International, coming in January 1997 on the England Under-19s' tour of Pakistan. He also represented England at hockey at Under-18 level.[3]

Francis's brother, John, is also a former first-class cricketer, having played similarly for Hampshire and Somerset.

References

1. "Simon Francis". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
2. "England A squad for 2003-04 tour of Malaysia and India". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. "Simon Francis player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

External links

• Simon Francis at Cricket Archive
• Simon Francis at Cricinfo