| Fullname: | William Franks |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1820 |
| Birth Place: | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England |
| Death Place: | St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1845 - 1848 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 44 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.88 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 16 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 19 April |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13293.html Cricinfo |
William Franks (23 July 1820 – 8 February 1879) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
Franks was born at Hatfield in July 1820. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1846.[2] Franks played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1845 to 1848, making seven appearances.[3] He had little success in his seven matches, scoring 44 runs with a highest score of 16.[4] Franks twice served the Marquess of Salisbury as his official private secretary at Hatfield House, in 1852 and 1858–9. He also served as both a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for Hertfordshire,[1] in addition to being a captain in the Hertfordshire Militia.[2] Franks died at St Leonards-on-Sea in February 1879, after suffering from a long illness.[5]