English cricketer
Phoebe Antonia Franklin (born 18 February 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Welsh FIre. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Kent, South East Stars and 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] In 2024, she played 26 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 369 runs and taking 16 wickets.[24][25]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Pheoebe Franklin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Phoebe Franklin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Kent Women v Essex Women, 22 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A matches played by Phoebe Franklin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 matches played by Phoebe Franklin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Kent Women v Surrey Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Kent Women v Oxfordshire Women, 8 May 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "South East Stars v Southern Vipers, 19 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars". Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Northern Superchargers make final selections for third season of The Hundred". My News Desk. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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