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| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 July 1820 Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died |
8 February 1879 (aged 58) St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
William Franks DL JP (23 July 1820 – 8 February 1879) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
Franks was born at Hatfield in July 1820. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1846.[2] Franks played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1845 to 1848, making seven appearances.[3] He had little success in his seven matches, scoring 44 runs with a highest score of 16.[4] Franks twice served the Marquess of Salisbury as his official private secretary at Hatfield House, in 1852 and 1858–9. He also served as both a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for Hertfordshire,[1] in addition to being a captain in the Hertfordshire Militia.[2] Franks died at St Leonards-on-Sea in February 1879, after suffering from a long illness.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911) (in en). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co.. p. 150. https://archive.org/details/harrowschoolregi00harruoft.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 568.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by William Franks". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36819/First-Class_Matches.html.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Franks". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36819/f_Batting_by_Team.html.
- ↑ Death of Mr William Franks, J.P.. Hertford Mercury and Reformer. 15 February 1879. p. 3
External links[]
- Player profile: W from ESPNcricinfo
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