Role Middle-order batsman Batting style Right-handed | National side Argentina (1995–2012) | |
Born 3 January 1977 (age 40) ( 1977-01-03 ) Banfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Tomas Francis (born 3 January 1977) is a former Argentine international cricketer who represented the Argentine national team between 1995 and 2012. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman.
Francis was born in Banfield, a city in Buenos Aires Province. He made his debut for Argentina at the 1995 South American Championship, aged 18. Francis was selected in Argentina's squad for the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, but played only a single match, against Uganda. He remained in the squad for the 2002 Americas Championship, making appearances against the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas. After that, Francis's next major international tournament was the 2008 Americas Championship Division One event, where he featured in all five of his team's matches. Against Bermuda, which at the time held One Day International (ODI) status, he was Argentina's leading run-scorer, making 50 from 105 balls. At the 2010 World Cricket League Division Four tournament, Francis played in five of Argentina's seven matches, but made only 65 runs. His final international tournament was the 2012 WCL Division Five event, where he made four runs in three matches.