George Francis (cricketer)

George Francis

Personal information
Full name	George Nathaniel Francis
Born	(1897-12-11)11 December 1897 St. James, Barbados
Died	12 January 1942(1942-01-12) (aged 44) St. Michael, Barbados
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 5)	23 June 1928 v England
Last Test	24 June 1933 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1924–1930	Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 10 62 Runs scored 81 874 Batting average 5.78 12.85 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 19* 61 Balls bowled 1619 10880 Wickets 23 223 Bowling average 33.17 23.13 5 wickets in innings 0 8 10 wickets in match 0 2 Best bowling 4/40 7/50 Catches/stumpings 7/– 42/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 February 2010

George Nathaniel Francis (11 December 1897 – 12 January 1942) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. He was a fast bowler of renowned pace and was notably successful on West Indies' non-Test playing tour of England in 1923, but he was probably past his peak by the time the West Indies were elevated to Test status. He was born in Trents, St. James, Barbados and died at Black Rock, Saint Michael, also in Barbados.