Bruce French (cricketer)
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Full name | Bruce Nicholas French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England | 13 August 1959|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Frog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Neil French (brother) Jake Ball (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 517) | 19 June 1986 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 3 March 1988 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 80) | 27 January 1985 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 19 March 1988 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1976–1995 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 July 2016 |
Bruce Nicholas French (born 13 August 1959)
French played his county cricket exclusively for Nottinghamshire. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, described French as "a wicketkeeper of the highest calibre".[1] His nephew Jake Ball also played test cricket for England.
Life and career
French served as understudy to
French's best performance with the bat at Test level came against
His England Test career was unusual in that not once in his sixteen matches did he finish on the winning side. This was a lean time for a mediocre England team whose star players,
He had at least finished on the winning side when England were victorious in the
French had a mixed experience on his tours. These included being bitten by a dog, being hit by a spectator-thrown ball whilst practising, and then knocked down by a car as he arrived at hospital for treatment.
French joined the 1990 rebel tour to South Africa, a decision which confirmed that his test playing days were over.[1] Retrospectively French said of this decision: "They wanted a wicketkeeper. I had been out of the game for a year through injury and Jack Russell had come into the England side. It looked difficult to get back. I thought I would earn more from the tour than playing international cricket."[11]
French enjoys
References
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "World Series Cup, 1986/87". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Final Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "England rule the world". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Bruce French: 10 interesting facts about the English wicketkeeper". Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Rebels take a step too far". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2021.