Guy Franks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Guy Franks

cricketer

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1962

Place of Birth: Stamford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Guy Franks

  • Jonathan Guy Franks (born 23 September 1962) is an English former cricketer.
  • Franks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper.
  • He was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Franks made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire.
  • Franks played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1980 to 1989, which included 46 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
  • His List A debut for Lincolnshire came against Surrey in the 1983 NatWest Trophy.
  • In this match, he scored 10 runs before being dismissed by Ian Payne.
  • He later made a second List A appearance for the county in 1988 NatWest Trophy against Lancashire.
  • In this match, he opened the batting, scoring 42 runs before being dismissed by Jack Simmons.While playing for Lincolnshire, he also played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Sussex in 1983.
  • From 1983 to 1985, he made 15 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Cambridge University.
  • In his 16 first-class matches, he scored 339 runs at an average of 16.14, with a high score of 42 not out.
  • Behind the stumps he took 14 catches and made 2 stumpings.
  • He played List A cricket for Combined Universities in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup against Surrey.
  • He made 3 further List A appearances for the Universities team, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.
  • In his 4 matches for the team, he scored 25 runs at an average of 12.50, with a high score of 22 not out.Franks left Lincolnshire at the end of the 1989 season.
  • He joined Hertfordshire in 1990, making his debut for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland.
  • He made 2 further appearances for Hertfordshire, against Buckinghamshire and Lincolnshire, both in the 1992 Minor Counties Championship.

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