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Full name | William Franks | ||||||||||||||
Born | 23 July 1820 Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 8 February 1879 St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England | (aged 58)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1845–1848 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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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]