| Cyril Francois | |
| Fullname: | Cyril Matthew Francois |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Lewisham, Kent, England |
| Death Place: | Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Griqualand West |
| Year1: | 1920-21 to 1927-28 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Tests |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 252 |
| Bat Avg1: | 31.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 72 |
| Deliveries1: | 684 |
| Wickets1: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 37.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/23 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/- |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 33 |
| Runs2: | 1232 |
| Bat Avg2: | 22.81 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/6 |
| Top Score2: | 97 |
| Deliveries2: | 5888 |
| Wickets2: | 101 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 28.44 |
| Fivefor2: | 3 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 7/114 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 24/- |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testdebutdate: | 23 December |
| Testdebutyear: | 1922 |
| Lasttestdate: | 16 February |
| Lasttestyear: | 1923 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45074.html Cricinfo |
Cyril Matthew Francois (20 June 1897 – 26 May 1944) was a South African cricketer who played in five Tests in 1922–23.[1]
Francois was a right-handed batsman who began his first-class cricket career as a lower-order batsman but progressed to become a middle-order player and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
He died in a motor accident near Pretoria in 1944.[2]