Career
Francis was a hard-hitting opening batsman, who played for New South Wales from 1968-1969 to 1972-1973, Essex in 1971 and 1973, and toured South Africa with the Doctorate.H. Robins XI in 1973-1974 and 1974-1975. A political science graduate, he helped Kerry Packer organise World Series Cricket, became James Packer"s private cricket coach, and later helped organise the "rebel" Australian tours to South Africa in 1985-1986 and 1986-1987. In later life Bruce has taken on a role of every man lawyer much like Erin Brokovich, doing his up most for standing up for those people who have suffered a great injustice at the hand of the government machine.