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Full name Bruce Colin Francis
Born February 18, 1948, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 60 years 238 days
Major teams Australia,Essex,New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
5
0
52
27
10.40
137
37.95
0
0
4
0
1
0
First-class
109
192
10
6183
210
33.97
13
31
42
0
List A
50
48
4
1326
107
30.13
2
6
11
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
109
17
15
1
1/10
15.00
5.29
17.0
0
0
List A
50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 8-13, 1972 scorecard
Last Test
England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 13-18, 1972 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1968/69 - 1973
List A span
1969/70 - 1974/75
Profile
An attacking right-hand bat, his cavalier attitude made him popular with player and the public, and his willingness to hit fast bowlers back over their heads was a highlight. His approach worked at domestic level, where he scored freely for New South Wales and in two seasons with Essex, but in Tests his defensive weaknesses were exposed. He made his international debut for Australia in three Tests against the Rest of the World in 1971-72, with little success before breaking his thumb (the matches were subsequently stripped of Test status). His spell with Essex was interrupted when he was picked to tour England in 1972, and he made another Test debut on that trip, playing in the first three matches, again with little reward. After retiring he remained close to the game, and was a key mover in the establishment of World Series Cricket in 1977 and the rebel Australian tour to South Africa in 1984-85. Martin Williamson
