| Francis Foster | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Francis George Foster |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Havant, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1876 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 12 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 10 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 2 March |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12874.html Cricinfo |
Francis George Foster (6 November 1848 — 10 December 1931) was an English first-class cricketer.
Foster was born at Havant in December 1848. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Southampton in 1876.[1] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in Hampshire's first innings for 10 runs by William Mycroft, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by the same bowler.[2] Foster was a tanner in Havant, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.[3] He was active in civic life, being elected to Hampshire County Council upon its foundation in April 1889.[4] In Havant, he was chairman of both the Board of Guardians and of the Local Board,[5] in addition to serving as a justice of the peace.[6] Foster emigrated to Canada in later life, where he died in December 1931 at Earl Grey, Saskatchewan.[7]