Francis Shand

Francis Livingstone Shand (23 June 1855 – 5 June 1921) was an English first-class cricketer.

Francis Shand

Personal information
Full name	Francis Livingstone Shand
Born	23 June 1855 Charlton, Kent, England
Died	5 June 1921(1921-06-05) (aged 65) Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 49 Batting average 12.25 100s/50s –/– Top score 17 Balls bowled 438 Wickets 17 Bowling average 9.88 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 6/32 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019

Shand was born at Old Charlton. He was educated at Harrow School.^[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present cricket team at The Oval in 1874.^[2] Two years later, he appeared twice in first-class cricket, appearing the South in the North v South and for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the North.^[2] His final two first-class appearances came in 1889 for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University, and for A. J. Webbe's XI against Cambridge University.^[2] In six first-class matches, Shand scored 49 runs with a high score of 17, while with the ball he took 17 wickets at an average of 9.88.^[3] His best figures of 6 for 32, which was his only five wicket haul, came against Oxford University in 1889.^[4] Outside of cricket, Shand was a land proprietor in British Ceylon.^[1] He died in June 1921 at Denham, Buckinghamshire.