Bruce Francis

Bruce Colin Francis (born 18 February 1948, Mosman, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who played three Tests on the Australian tour of England in 1972.

Bruce Francis
Personal information
Full nameBruce Colin Francis
Born (1948-02-18) 18 February 1948
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 258)8 June 1972 v England
Last Test13 July 1972 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968/69-1974/75New South Wales
1971 & 1973Essex
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class LA
Matches 3 109 50
Runs scored 52 6183 1326
Batting average 10.40 33.97 30.13
100s/50s -/- 13/31 2/6
Top score 27 210 107
Balls bowled - 17 -
Wickets - 1 -
Bowling average - 15.00 -
5 wickets in innings - - -
10 wickets in match - - -
Best bowling - 1/10 -
Catches/stumpings 1/- 42/- 11/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2019

Francis was a hard-hitting opening batsman, who played for New South Wales from 1968-69 to 1972-73, Essex in 1971 and 1973, and toured South Africa with the D.H. Robins XI in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

A political science graduate, Francis helped Kerry Packer organise World Series Cricket, became James Packer's private cricket coach, and later helped organise the "rebel" Australian tours to South Africa in 1985-86 and 1986-87.[1]

Francis also provided a response to the World Anti-Doping Agency's ban on 34 past and present players of Australian Football League (AFL) club Essendon. [2]

See also

References
  1. Hartman, pp. 234-43.
  2. http://twitdoc.com/view.asp?id=247016&sid=5ALK&ext=PDF&lcl=CAS-Strands-Response-BFrancis-2Feb2016.pdf&usr=TheGovernorSM&doc=298340936&key=key-uL85v05WrSIDcL70evXZ

Sources
  • Hartman, R. (2006) Ali: The Life of Ali Bacher, Penguin: Johannesburg. ISBN 9780143025160.
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