Francis Joyce

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{for|the American politician|Francis X. Joyce}}

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Francis Matthew Joyce (16 December 1886 – 23 September 1958) was an English cricketer active from 1911 to 1920 who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Leicestershire, educated at Bedford School, and died in Earl's Court.{{cite web|url=http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/30/30681/Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=The Cricketer - Cricket Archive - The Oracle|publisher=|accessdate=2 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103607/http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/30/30681/Miscellaneous_Matches.html|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}} He appeared in sixteen first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast medium. He scored 431 runs with a highest score of 73 and took seventeen wickets with a best performance of five for 117.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30681/30681.html|title=Francis Joyce at CricketArchive|publisher=|accessdate=2 October 2014}}