John Francis

England

Full name John Daniel Francis

Born November 13, 1980, Bromley, Kent

Current age 40 years 76 days

Major teams British Universities, Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI, Loughborough Marylebone Cricket Club University (England)

Nickname Long John, Franky, Junior

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Height 5 ft 11 in

Education King Edward VI, Southampton; Durham University; Loughborough University

Relation Brother - SRG Francis

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	57	101	8	2748	125*	29.54	6497	42.29	6	15			32
List A	70	65	11	1827	103*	33.83	2635	69.33	1	12			17
T20s	14	14	4	271	49	27.10	222	122.07	0	0	25	8	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	57		273	164	4	1/1		41.00	3.60	68.2	0	0	0
List A	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20s	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

First-class debut	2001
Last First-class	Lancashire v Somerset at Manchester, Apr 23-26, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2001
Last List A	Kent v Somerset at Beckenham, Jun 4-5, 2008 scorecard
T20s debut	Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last T20s	Northamptonshire v Somerset at Northampton, Jul 6, 2007 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
25	Smrst 2nd XI	v Glam 2nd XI	Cardiff	29 Jul 2008	Other
19, 10	Smrst 2nd XI	v Essex 2nd XI	Taunton	23 Jul 2008	Other
60	Smrst 2nd XI	v Worcs 2nd XI	Worcester	14 Jul 2008	Other OD
19	Somerset	v Kent	Beckenham	4 Jun 2008	LA
49, 18	Smrst 2nd XI	v Yorks 2nd XI	Todmorden	20 May 2008	Other
13	Somerset	v Worcs	Taunton	18 May 2008	LA
125	Smrst 2nd XI	v Surr 2nd XI	Taunton	13 May 2008	Other
5, 0	Smrst 2nd XI	v Durham 2nd	Chester-le-Street	5 May 2008	Other
2	Somerset	v Hampshire	Southampton	2 May 2008	LA
-	Somerset	v Worcs	Worcester	27 Apr 2008	LA

Profile

The younger of the Francis brothers; John is a top-order batsman. Having moved from Hampshire to Somerset in 2004; he has become a more productive player and had his most successful season in 2005 where he amassed 1062 runs at 40.84, including four centuries and a career-best of 125* against Yorkshire. 2006 was a poor year for Francis though as he played only five times in the Championship and failed to reach 150 runs for the season. His sporting capabilities extend beyond the cricket field as he also has a keen interest in hockey, representing England at U-18 level. In the off-season he runs Universal Marquees Limited
Liam Sumsion September 2006

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