Francis Slaven Explained

Fullname:Francis Ferguson Slaven
Birth Date:3 March 1931
Birth Place:Bulawayo, Matabeleland,
Southern Rhodesia
Death Date:September 2007 (aged 76)
Death Place:Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Family:Michael Slaven (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1955
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:13
Bat Avg1:6.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:13
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:2 July
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/20809.html Cricinfo

Francis Ferguson Slaven (3 March 1931 – September 2007) was a Zimbabwean first-class cricketer and conveyancer.

Slaven was born at Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia in March 1931. He later studied in England at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire and Lancashire at Oxford in 1955.[2]

After graduating from Oxford, he returned to Southern Rhodesia where he became a conveyancer.[3] Slaven died at Bulawayo in September 2007.[4] His brother, Michael, also played first-class cricket.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Francis Slaven . CricketArchive . 2020-07-02 . subscription.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Francis Slaven . CricketArchive . 2020-07-02 . subscription.
  3. Web site: What We Do . www.coghlanandwelsh.com . 2020-07-02.
  4. News: Condolences . 2007-10-04 . Morning Mirror . 258 . 2020-07-02.