Cyril Matthew Francois (20 June 1897 – 26 May 1944) was a South African cricketer who played in five Tests in 1922–23. Francois was a right-handed batsman who began his first-class cricket career as a lower-order batsman but progressed to become a middle-order player and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He died in a motor accident near Pretoria in 1944. References External links Cyril Francois at CricketArchive 1897 births 1944 deaths People from Lewisham British emigrants to South Africa South Africa Test cricketers South African cricketers Griqualand West cricketers Road incident deaths in South Africa South African Air Force personnel of World War II South African military personnel killed in World War II