A leg spinner, Francke played for Ceylon in 1957/58, and worked and played cricket in England for several years prior to migrating to Australia. He reports having had offers to play first-class county cricket in England but chose not to because it would have been a full-time commitment requiring him to suspend his career as an accountant. He represented Queensland from 1971/72 to 1985/86, making his debut against a touring World XI side.[1] Francke dismissed Clive Lloyd twice and also took the wickets of captain Rohan Kanhai and Sunil Gavaskar. He went on to take a total of 167 career first class wickets for Queensland with an innings best of 6 for 62 against South Australia in 1974.
In a 1977 article Ian Chappell called Francke "a very steady type of spinner, with good line and length, but I can't really see him bowling out Test batsmen. As well, he is getting on in years."[2]
He appeared to have played his last game in 1980 but made a return 6 years later to play in the 1985/86 Sheffield Shield season.[3][4]
In 1975 he was part of a rebel tour of South Africa, playing for the Brian Close-led DH Robins XI.
Leading Australian spinner Ashley Mallett considered Francke to be the best legspinner in Australia during his time and was disappointed Francke never played Test cricket.[5] He had been mentioned in particular as a test chance in 1972/73[6] and 1973/74[7] and 74/75.[8]
^"Six team changes by Queensland". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1971. p. 32. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^Chappell, Ian (January 1977). "England 1977... Ian Chappell Predicts". Cricketer. p. 21.
^"Qld reels against Sth Australia". The Canberra Times. 23 December 1985. p. 36. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Kiwi top-order puts India on the slide". The Canberra Times. 24 January 1986. p. 1 Section: SPORTS SECTION. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^"WEST INDIES TOUR Test hopes have days left". The Canberra Times. 15 December 1972. p. 22. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Queensland hopes rest on Chappell". The Canberra Times. 6 February 1974. p. 28. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Test selectors prefer experienced players". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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Mallett, A. (1993) Clarrie Grimmett: The Bradman of spin, University of Queensland Press: Brisbane. ISBN0 7022 2531 2.
malcolm, francke, fredrick, born, march, 1939, former, australian, first, class, cricketer, played, queensland, personal, informationfull, namefredrick, born, 1939, march, 1939, mount, lavinia, colombo, ceylonbattingright, handedbowlinglegbreak, googlycareer, . Fredrick Malcolm Francke born 21 March 1939 is a former Australian first class cricketer who played for Queensland Malcolm FranckePersonal informationFull nameFredrick Malcolm FranckeBorn 1939 03 21 21 March 1939 age 85 Mount Lavinia Colombo CeylonBattingRight handedBowlingLegbreak googlyCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 61 12Runs scored 696 50Batting average 10 54 12 50100s 50s 0 0 0 0Top score 37 26Balls bowled 12 090 636Wickets 178 17Bowling average 31 02 22 475 wickets in innings 8 010 wickets in match 1 0Best bowling 6 62 4 23Catches stumpings 31 4 Source CricketArchive 3 February 2023A leg spinner Francke played for Ceylon in 1957 58 and worked and played cricket in England for several years prior to migrating to Australia He reports having had offers to play first class county cricket in England but chose not to because it would have been a full time commitment requiring him to suspend his career as an accountant He represented Queensland from 1971 72 to 1985 86 making his debut against a touring World XI side 1 Francke dismissed Clive Lloyd twice and also took the wickets of captain Rohan Kanhai and Sunil Gavaskar He went on to take a total of 167 career first class wickets for Queensland with an innings best of 6 for 62 against South Australia in 1974 In a 1977 article Ian Chappell called Francke a very steady type of spinner with good line and length but I can t really see him bowling out Test batsmen As well he is getting on in years 2 He appeared to have played his last game in 1980 but made a return 6 years later to play in the 1985 86 Sheffield Shield season 3 4 In 1975 he was part of a rebel tour of South Africa playing for the Brian Close led DH Robins XI Leading Australian spinner Ashley Mallett considered Francke to be the best legspinner in Australia during his time and was disappointed Francke never played Test cricket 5 He had been mentioned in particular as a test chance in 1972 73 6 and 1973 74 7 and 74 75 8 In September 2018 he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council ICC 9 10 References edit Six team changes by Queensland The Canberra Times 17 November 1971 p 32 Retrieved 15 December 2014 via National Library of Australia Chappell Ian January 1977 England 1977 Ian Chappell Predicts Cricketer p 21 Qld reels against Sth Australia The Canberra Times 23 December 1985 p 36 Retrieved 15 December 2014 via National Library of Australia Kiwi top order puts India on the slide The Canberra Times 24 January 1986 p 1 Section SPORTS SECTION Retrieved 15 December 2014 via National Library of Australia Mallett p 158 WEST INDIES TOUR Test hopes have days left The Canberra Times 15 December 1972 p 22 Retrieved 15 December 2014 via National Library of Australia Queensland hopes rest on Chappell The Canberra Times 6 February 1974 p 28 Retrieved 15 December 2014 via National Library of Australia Test selectors prefer experienced players The Canberra Times 25 November 1974 p 16 Retrieved 15 December 2014 via National Library of Australia Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers Sri Lanka Cricket Archived from the original on 6 September 2018 Retrieved 5 September 2018 SLC launched the program to felicitate ex cricketers Sri Lanka Cricket Archived from the original on 6 September 2018 Retrieved 5 September 2018 Sources editMallett A 1993 Clarrie Grimmett The Bradman of spin University of Queensland Press Brisbane ISBN 0 7022 2531 2 External links editMalcolm Francke at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malcolm Francke amp oldid 1166065459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
