Francis Foster (cricketer, born 1848)

Francis George Foster JP (6 November 1848 — 10 December 1931) was an English first-class cricketer.

Francis Foster

Personal information
Full name	Francis George Foster
Born	(1848-11-06)6 November 1848 Havant, Hampshire, England
Died	10 December 1931(1931-12-10) (aged 83) Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, Canada
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1876	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 12 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 10 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2010

Foster was born at Havant in December 1848. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Southampton in 1876.^[1] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in Hampshire's first innings for 10 runs by William Mycroft, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by the same bowler.^[2] Foster was a tanner in Havant, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.^[3] He was active in civic life, being elected to Hampshire County Council upon its foundation in April 1889.^[4] In Havant, he was chairman of both the Board of Guardians and of the Local Board,^[5] in addition to serving as a justice of the peace.^[6] Foster emigrated to Canada in later life, where he died in December 1931 at Earl Grey, Saskatchewan.^[7]