Francis Hugonin

Francis Hugonin
Personal information
Full name
Francis Edgar Hugonin
Born(1897-08-16)16 August 1897
Kensington, London, England
Died5 March 1967(1967-03-05) (aged 69)
Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930-1937Army
1927-1928Essex
First-class debut22 June 1927 Essex v Oxford University
Last First-class29 May 1937 Army v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 167
Batting average 12.84
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 26/6
Source: CricketArchive, 29 December 2007

Francis Edgar Hugonin OBE (16 August 1897 – 5 March 1967) was an English soldier and cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for the British Army and also for Essex in 1927 and 1928.[2] He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Artillery and saw active service in the Second World War, during much of which he was a prisoner of war.