William Franks (cricketer)

William Franks DL JP (23 July 1820 – 8 February 1879) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

William Franks
Personal information
Full name
William Franks
Born23 July 1820
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Died8 February 1879(1879-02-08) (aged 58)
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18451848Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 44
Batting average 4.88
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2021

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. Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 150.
  2. Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 568.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by William Franks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Franks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. Death of Mr William Franks, J.P.. Hertford Mercury and Reformer. 15 February 1879. p. 3
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