William Franks (cricketer)

William Franks
Personal information
Full name	William Franks
Born	23 July 1820; Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Died	8 February 1879 (aged 58); St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
1845–1848	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Matches	7
Runs scored	44
Batting average	4.88
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	16
Catches/stumpings	2/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2021

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[edit]

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