THE VENERABLE FRANCIS LEAR, late Archdeacon of Sarum, who died at Salisbury on February 19, was born at Dounton, Wilts., on August 23, 1823, and was thus one of the oldest of cricketers. At Winchester, where he was contemporary with V. C. Smith and Fred Gale, he was in the Eleven in 1841, scoring 0 and 1 v. Harrow, and 1 and 11 v. Eton. In 1843 and 1844 he played for Oxford against Cambridge, scoring 1 and 6 in the former year and 6 in the latter. He lived practically all his life in the Salisbury diocese and served under six Bishops.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Francis Lear Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	4	6	1	38	14*	7.60	0	0	2	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
FC	4	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0

Recent Matches of Francis Lear

Match	Bat	Date	Ground	Format
Oxford Uni vs Cambridge U	6	04-Jul-1844	Lord's	FC
Oxford Uni vs M.C.C.	8 & 3	30-May-1844	Oxford	FC
Oxford Uni vs Cambridge U	1 & 6	08-Jun-1843	Oxford	FC
M.C.C. vs Oxford Uni	14*	24-May-1843	Oxford	FC

Debut/Last Matches of Francis Lear

FC Matches

Debut

Oxford Uni vs M.C.C. at Oxford - May 24 - 25, 1843

Last

Oxford Uni vs Cambridge U at Lord's - July 04 - 05, 1844