Francis Ferguson Slaven (3 March 1931 – September 2007) was a Zimbabwean first-class cricketer and conveyancer.

Francis Slaven
Personal information
Full name
Francis Ferguson Slaven
Born3 March 1931
Bulawayo, Matabeleland,
Southern Rhodesia
DiedSeptember 2007 (aged 76)
Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
RelationsMichael Slaven (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1955Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 13
Batting average 6.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 July 2020

Slaven was born at Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia in March 1931. He later studied in England at Lincoln College at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire and Lancashire at Oxford in 1955.[2]

After graduating from Oxford, he returned to Southern Rhodesia where he became a conveyancer.[3] Slaven died at Bulawayo in September 2007.[4] His brother, Michael, also played first-class cricket.

References edit

  1. ^ "Player profile: Francis Slaven". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Francis Slaven". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "What We Do". www.coghlanandwelsh.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Condolences". Morning Mirror (258 ed.). 4 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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