Francis Shand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Shand

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1855

Place of Birth: Charlton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1921

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Francis Livingstone Shand (23 June 1855 – 5 June 1921) was an English first-class cricketer. Shand was born at Old Charlton.
He was educated at Harrow School.
He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present cricket team at The Oval in 1874.
Two years later, he appeared twice in first-class cricket, appearing the South in the North v South and for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the North.
His final two first-class appearances came in 1889 for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University, and for A.
J.
Webbe's XI against Cambridge University.
In six first-class matches, Shand scored 49 runs with a high score of 17, while with the ball he took 17 wickets at an average of 9.88.
His best figures of 6 for 32, which was his only five wicket haul, came against Oxford University in 1889.
Outside of cricket, Shand was a land proprietor in British Ceylon.
He died in June 1921 at Denham, Buckinghamshire.