Bruce French (cricketer)

Bruce French
Personal information
Full name
Bruce Nicholas French
Born (1959-08-13) 13 August 1959 (age 65)
Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England
NicknameFrog
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsNeil French (brother)
Jake Ball (nephew)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 517)19 June 1986 v India
Last Test3 March 1988 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 80)27 January 1985 v India
Last ODI19 March 1988 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976–1995Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 16 13 360 296
Runs scored 308 34 7,160 2,026
Batting average 18.11 6.80 18.89 15.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 2/25 0/0
Top score 59 9* 123 49
Balls bowled 90
Wickets 1
Bowling average 70.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/37
Catches/stumpings 38/1 13/3 817/100 275/36
Source: CricketArchive, 17 July 2016

Bruce Nicholas French (born 13 August 1959)[1] is a former English cricketer, who played in sixteen Test matches and 13 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team from 1985 to 1988. A wicket-keeper/batsman, French played his first Test against India at Headingley, Leeds in 1986, and his last Test against New Zealand in Wellington in March 1988.

French played his county cricket exclusively for Nottinghamshire. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, described French as "a wicketkeeper of the highest calibre".[1] His nephew Jake Ball also played test cricket for England.

  1. ^ a b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 71. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.