Francis Bateman-Champain

Francis Bateman-Champain
Personal information
Full name Francis Henry Bateman-Champain
Born (1877-06-17)17 June 1877
Richmond Hill, Surrey, United Kingdom
Died 29 December 1942(1942-12-29) (aged 65)
Tiverton, Devon, United Kingdom
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm slow
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895-1914 Gloucestershire
1897-1900 Oxford University
First Class debut 8 August 1895 Gloucestershire v Middlesex
Last First Class 31 August 1914 Gloucestershire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 114
Runs scored 4677
Batting average 24.61
100s/50s 5/24
Top score 149
Balls bowled 815
Wickets 17
Bowling average 24.58
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/62
Catches/stumpings 100/-
Source: Cricket Archive, 1 May 2014

Francis Henry Bateman-Champain (17 June 1877 – 29 December 1942) was an English cricketer playing primarily for Gloucestershire and Oxford University cricket teams between 1895 and 1914.[1] A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm slow bowler, he came from a cricketing family: his brothers John, Claude and Hugh all played first class cricket. His uncles Fendall, Frederick, Robert and William Currie also played.[2] Francis played 114 matches in his career, scoring 4,677 runs at a batting average of 24.61. over 3,300 of these were scored for Gloucestershire, for whom he made four of his five centuries.[3] Born in Richmond Hill, Surrey, he died in Tiverton, Devon.[1]

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 "Player Profile: Francis Bateman-Champain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. "Player Profile: Francis Bateman-Champain". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. "FC Statistics By Team - Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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