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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 111–112. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ↑ Milton H (1999) The Bat and Ball Gravesend: a first-class cricket history. Gravesend: Gravesend Cricket Club. ISBN 0 9536041 0 1
- 1 2 3 Francis Clifford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-17. (subscription required)
- 1 2 Francis Clifford, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ↑ Birley D (1999) A Social History of English Cricket, p. 364. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978 1 78131 1769
External links
Francis Clifford at ESPNcricinfo
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Francis Seath Clifford |
| Born | 17 December 1822 Bearsted, Kent |
| Died | 17 November 1869 (aged 46) Gravesend, Kent |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
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| Years | Team |
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