Country: | England |
Fullname: | Francis Livingstone Shand |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1855 |
Birth Place: | Charlton, Kent, England |
Death Place: | Denham, Buckinghamshire, England |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Bowling: | Left-arm fast |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 49 |
Bat Avg1: | 12.25 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 17 |
Deliveries1: | 438 |
Wickets1: | 17 |
Bowl Avg1: | 9.88 |
Fivefor1: | 1 |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 6/32 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
Date: | 23 June |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/20680.html Cricinfo |
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[3] His best figures of 6 for 32, which was his only five wicket haul, came against Oxford University in 1889.[4] Outside of cricket, Shand was a land proprietor in British Ceylon.[1] He died in June 1921 at Denham, Buckinghamshire.