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Simon Francis

England

Full name Simon Richard George Francis

Born August 15, 1978, Bromley, Kent

Current age 34 years 283 days

Major teams Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset

Nickname Franco, Guru

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Height 6 ft 1 in

Education King Edward VI, Southampton; Durham University

Relation Brother - JD Francis

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	60	77	33	509	44	11.56					19
List A	70	36	17	240	33*	12.63					16
Twenty20	22	10	5	39	9*	7.80	27	144.44	2	3	4

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
First-class	60		8583	5595	136	5/42		41.13	3.91	63.1		3
List A	70		2929	2644	77	8/66	8/66	34.33	5.41	38.0	1	1
Twenty20	22	20	384	628	11	2/22	2/22	57.09	9.81	34.9	0	0

Career statistics

First-class debut	1997
Last First-class	Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire at Nottingham, Jul 13-16, 2007 scorecard
List A debut	1997
Last List A	Somerset v Yorkshire at Taunton, Aug 13, 2006 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Somerset v Warwickshire at Taunton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Leeds, Jul 4, 2007 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
1/34, 2*, 0/18, 42	Notts 2nd XI	v Lancs 2nd XI	Liverpool	11 Sep 2007	Other
3/33, 1, 0/32, 27	Notts 2nd XI	v Warwcks 2nd	Kenilworth	5 Sep 2007	Other
32, 0/62, 1/42	Notts 2nd XI	v Leics 2nd XI	Hinckley	29 Aug 2007	Other
24, 0/37, 24*, 1/18	Notts 2nd XI	v Nthants 2nd	Northampton	22 Aug 2007	Other
1/30	Notts 2nd XI	v MCCA U25	Nottingham	20 Jul 2007	Other OD
-	Notts	v Gloucs	Nottingham	13 Jul 2007	FC
3/34	Notts 2nd XI	v Essex 2nd XI	Wickford	11 Jul 2007	Other OD
6*, 3/24	Notts 2nd XI	v Middx 2nd XI	Richmond	10 Jul 2007	Other OD
0/11	Notts	v Yorkshire	Leeds	4 Jul 2007	T20
8*, 1/19	Notts	v Yorkshire	Nottingham	29 Jun 2007	T20

Profile

Simon Francis, a right-arm fast-medium bowler, made his county debut for Hampshire in 1997 and made a handful of appearances in between Durham University commitments before he moved to Somerset in 2002. He made the most of his move, and in 2003-4 he toured Malaysia and India with England A, having previously been on England Under-17 and Under-19 tours. In 2004 he took the best figures for the county in one-day cricket, 8 for 66 in the C&G Trophy against Derbyshire. But he struggled to hold down a place and was released at the end of the 2006 season. Nottinghamshire offered him another chance and Francis joined the club in May 2007. Like his brother John - with whom he played at Somerset - he also played hockey for England at U-18 level and in his time out of the game took up a career in sales and marketing.
Cricinfo staff May 2007