Francis Moore (18 July 1827 – 14 January 1900) was an English

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er. Moore's batting style is unknown, though it is known he played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Moore made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

at The Oval in 1862. He ended Nottinghamshire's first-innings of 172 all out unbeaten on 8, while in Surrey's first-innings of 108 all out he stumped

H. H. Stephenson Heathfield Harman "HH" Stephenson (3 May 1833 in Esher, Surrey – 17 December 1896 in Uppingham, Rutland) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. Stephenson bowled right-arm fast roundarm, batted right-handed and was an ...

off the bowling of

Cris Tinley Robert Crispin Tinley (25 October 1830 – 11 December 1900) was an English first-class cricketer in the mid-19th century who was recognised as one of the best slow bowlers of his time. Tinley was born at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, and pla ...

. Having batted at number eleven in Nottinghamshire's first-innings, Moore opened the batting in their second-innings, scoring an unbeaten 4 runs before the match was declared a draw. This was his only major appearance for Nottinghamshire. He died at the city of his birth on 14 January 1900.

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