Cyril Francois
South African cricketer
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Full name | Cyril Matthew Francois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1897-06-20)20 June 1897 Lewisham, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 May 1944(1944-05-26) (aged 46) Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1920-21 to 1927-28 | Griqualand West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo |
Cyril Matthew Francois (20 June 1897 – 26 May 1944) was a South African cricketer who played in five Tests in 1922–23.[1]
Francois was a right-handed batsman who began his first-class cricket career as a lower-order batsman but progressed to become a middle-order player and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
He died in a motor accident near Pretoria in 1944.[2]
References
External links
- Cyril Francois at ESPNcricinfo
- Cyril Francois at CricketArchive
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