Background
He was born at Little Waltham, Essex.
He was born at Little Waltham, Essex.
Francis was a right-handed batsman. Francis made his first-class debut for Sussex against Lancashire in 1877 at the Old Trafford. He made eight further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord"s in 1879.
In his nine first-class appearances, he scored a total of 83 runs at an average of 6.91, with a high score of 17.
He died at Forest Gate, Essex, on 28 April 1917.
