Phoebe Franklin
Personal information
Full name
Phoebe Antonia Franklin
Born (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)
Greenwich, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentKent
2020–presentSouth East Stars
2021–2022Birmingham Phoenix
2023–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 38 64
Runs scored 403 907
Batting average 14.92 18.51
100s/50s 0/0 0/5
Top score 37 53
Balls bowled 594 478
Wickets 21 24
Bowling average 20.95 23.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/18 3/14
Catches/stumpings 14/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2023

Phoebe Antonia Franklin (born 18 February 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, South East Stars, and Northern Superchargers. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Birmingham Phoenix.[1][2]

Early life

Franklin was born on 18 February 1998 in Greenwich.[2]

Domestic career

Franklin made her county debut in 2014, for Kent against Essex.[3] She was part of the Kent team that won the Championship and Twenty20 Cup double in 2016, and won the Championship again in 2019.[4][5] She played six matches in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup as Kent won the South East Group, and scored her maiden county half-century, scoring 51 against Middlesex.[6][7] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Franklin scored 155 runs, including 51 made against Surrey.[8][9] She played one match for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 53 from 32 deliveries against Oxfordshire.[10][11]

In 2020, Franklin played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in two matches, batting once and scoring 22 against Southern Vipers.[12][13] In 2021, she made 112 runs in the Stars' successful Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign, as well as playing four times in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[14][15] She also appeared three times for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[16] She played eleven matches for South East Stars in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 147 runs.[17][18] She also took eight wickets at an average of 21.25 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[18] In The Hundred, Franklin made two appearances for Birmingham Phoenix, scoring 10 runs and taking one wicket.[19] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Franklin had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[20]

In 2023, she played 12 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 11 wickets and scoring two half-centuries.[21][22] She also signed for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, but withdrew due to injury.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Pheoebe Franklin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Phoebe Franklin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Kent Women v Essex Women, 22 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's List A matches played by Phoebe Franklin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Twenty20 matches played by Phoebe Franklin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Kent Women v Surrey Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Kent Women v Oxfordshire Women, 8 May 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  13. ^ "South East Stars v Southern Vipers, 19 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  20. ^ "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars". Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Northern Superchargers make final selections for third season of The Hundred". My News Desk. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

External links

South East Stars – current squad
Welsh Fire – current squad
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