Bruce Francis Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More

Bruce Francis was an attacking right-hand batsman, his indifferent attitude towards the game made him popular among his teammates and the fans, and his readiness to hit fast bowlers back over their heads remained the biggest highlight of his splendid career.

 

His attacking worked well at the domestic level, where he piled on mammoth runs for New South Wales and in a couple of seasons with Essex, but in Tests, his defensive fragility was exposed. He made his international debut for Australia in a three-match Tests against the Rest of the World in 1971-72, he did have minor success before breaking his thumb and ruled out of the remainder of the series. His stint with Essex was cut short when he was selected in the squad that was selected to tour England in 1972, and that was the official Test debut of his career. He played three test matches on that tour but due to a poor performance he got dropped and was never inducted in the national side again.

 

Post-retirement, he was still associated with the game, and he along with Kerry Packer worked in the formation of World Series Cricket in 1977 and the maverick Australian tour to South Africa in 1984-85 and 1986-87.