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Full name John Daniel Francis
Born November 13, 1980, Bromley, Kent
Current age 29 years 12 days
Major teams British Universities, Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI, Loughborough UCCE
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 | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 57 | 101 | 8 | 2748 | 125* | 29.54 | 6497 | 42.29 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 0 | ||
| List A | 70 | 65 | 11 | 1827 | 103* | 33.83 | 2635 | 69.33 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 271 | 49 | 27.10 | 222 | 122.07 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| Twenty20 debut | Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Northamptonshire v Somerset at Northampton, Jul 6, 2007 scorecard |
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
NBC Denis Compton Award 2002
- Francis, Morris and Brunnschweiler depart (Sep 12, 2003)
- Hampshire team for Worcestershire match (Sep 1, 2003)
- Kenway century leads Hampshire to solid position (Aug 26, 2003)
- Tremlett returns for Championship trip to Taunton (Aug 24, 2003)
- Woeful Hampshire trounced by Durham again (Aug 24, 2003)
Sep 30, 2003
Victors at Nottingham
© Hampshire Cricket
Aug 6, 2003
John Crawley and John Francis
© Hampshire Cricket
Sep 22, 2002
John Francis century
© Hampshire Cricket
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