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”’Simon Richard George Francis”’ (born 15 August 1978) is an English former [[cricket]]er, currently Director of Cricket at [[Warwick School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Simon Francis |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/simon-francis-17995a19 |website=[[LinkedIn]] |accessdate=16 August 2019}}</ref> |
”’Simon Richard George Francis”’ (born 15 August 1978) is an English former [[cricket]]er, currently Director of Cricket at [[Warwick School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Simon Francis |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/simon-francis-17995a19 |website=[[LinkedIn]] |accessdate=16 August 2019}}</ref> |
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Francis was born at [[Bromley]] in [[Kent]] in August 1978. He was educated firstly at [[Yardley Court]] preparatory school in [[Tonbridge]], and after his parents relocated to [[Southampton]] he attended [[King Edward VI School, Southampton|King Edward VI School]].<ref name=”CRIC”>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/simon-francis-named-as-the-new-hero-of-the-week-112376|title=Simon Francis named as the new ‘Hero of the Week’|first=Richard|last=Walsh|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=22 August 2002|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> where he was educated at [[King Edward VI School, Southampton|King Edward VI School]]. From there, he matriculated to [[Durham University]].<ref name=”CRIC”/> In youth level cricket, Francis played a Youth [[One Day International]] for the [[England under-19 cricket team|England Under-19’s]] against [[Pakistan Under-19 cricket team|Pakistan Under-19’s]] in January 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6604/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html|title=Under-19 ODI Matches played by Simon Francis|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=10 January 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In the 1997 season, |
Francis was born at [[Bromley]] in [[Kent]] in August 1978. He was educated firstly at [[Yardley Court]] preparatory school in [[Tonbridge]], and after his parents relocated to [[Southampton]] he attended [[King Edward VI School, Southampton|King Edward VI School]].<ref name=”CRIC”>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/simon-francis-named-as-the-new-hero-of-the-week-112376|title=Simon Francis named as the new ‘Hero of the Week’|first=Richard|last=Walsh|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=22 August 2002|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> where he was educated at [[King Edward VI School, Southampton|King Edward VI School]]. From there, he matriculated to [[Durham University]].<ref name=”CRIC”/> In youth level cricket, Francis played a Youth [[One Day International]] for the [[England under-19 cricket team|England Under-19’s]] against [[Pakistan Under-19 cricket team|Pakistan Under-19’s]] in January 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6604/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html|title=Under-19 ODI Matches played by Simon Francis|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=10 January 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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In the 1997 season, made his senior debut for [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in a [[List A cricket|List A one-day match]] against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in the [[1997 Axa Life League|Axa Life League]],<ref name=”LAM”>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6604/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Simon Francis|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=10 January 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and following this he made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] at [[County Ground, Southampton|Southampton]] in the [[1997 County Championship|County Championship]].<ref name=”FCM”>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6604/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Simon Francis|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=10 January 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> While studying at Durham University, he played two first-class matches for the [[British Universities cricket team]] against the touring [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lankans]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africans]] in 1998, and one first-class match against the touring [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealanders]] in 1999;<ref name=”FCM”/> he toured South Africa with the British Universities side following the 1999 season, at which point he was studying at the [[Bournemouth University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hampshire-players-selected-for-british-universities-tour-83795|title=Hampshire players selected for British Universities tour|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 October 1999|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> |
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Two years after he had last played for Hampshire’s first eleven, Francis returned to the team in July 1999 for their [[1999 County Championship|County Championship]] match against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000736/19990720/471/0058|title=Rookie’s delight at call-up for ECB friendly|work=[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]]|location=Portsmouth|date=20 July 1999|access-date=10 January 2026|url-access=subscription|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> He made two further Championship appearances in 1999,<ref name=”FCM”/> alongside four one-day appearances in the [[1999 CGU National League|CGU National League]].<ref name=”LAM”/> |
Two years after he had last played for Hampshire’s first eleven, Francis returned to the team in July 1999 for their [[1999 County Championship|County Championship]] match against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000736/19990720/471/0058|title=Rookie’s delight at call-up for ECB friendly|work=[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]]|location=Portsmouth|date=20 July 1999|access-date=10 January 2026|url-access=subscription|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> He made two further Championship appearances in 1999,<ref name=”FCM”/> alongside four one-day appearances in the [[1999 CGU National League|CGU National League]].<ref name=”LAM”/> |
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English cricketer
Simon Richard George Francis (born 15 August 1978) is an English former cricketer, currently Director of Cricket at Warwick School.[1]
Early life
Francis was born at Bromley in Kent in August 1978. He was educated firstly at Yardley Court preparatory school in Tonbridge, and after his parents relocated to Southampton he attended King Edward VI School.[2] where he was educated at King Edward VI School. From there, he matriculated to Durham University.[2] In youth level cricket, Francis played a Youth One Day International for the England Under-19’s against Pakistan Under-19’s in January 1997.[3]
Cricket
Early career at Hampshire
In the 1997 season, Francis made his senior debut for Hampshire in a List A one-day match against Sussex in the Axa Life League,[4] and following this he made his first-class debut against Worcestershire at Southampton in the County Championship.[5] While studying at Durham University, he played two first-class matches for the British Universities cricket team against the touring Sri Lankans and South Africans in 1998, and one first-class match against the touring New Zealanders in 1999;[5] he toured South Africa with the British Universities side following the 1999 season, at which point he was studying at the Bournemouth University.[6]
Two years after he had last played for Hampshire’s first eleven, Francis returned to the team in July 1999 for their County Championship match against Lancashire.[7] He made two further Championship appearances in 1999,[5] alongside four one-day appearances in the CGU National League.[4]
Move to Somerset
He moved to Somerset for the 2002 season. However, appearances for the first XI became less frequent and Francis was released at the end of the 2006 season. He was signed by Nottinghamshire early in the 2007 season, which proved to be his final year in professional cricket.
Francis also toured with England A in India in 2003-04[8] and appeared in one Youth One-Day International, coming in January 1997 on the England Under-19s‘ tour of Pakistan. He also represented England at hockey at Under-18 level.[9]
Capable of bowling at a brisk pace.[10]
Francis’s brother, John, is also a former first-class cricketer, having played similarly for Hampshire and Somerset.
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