New Zealand / Players
Full name James Edward Charles Franklin
Born November 7, 1980, Wellington
Current age 29 years 18 days
Major teams New Zealand, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Wellington
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Relation Aunt - JM Coulston
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 36 | 6 | 644 | 122* | 21.46 | 1671 | 38.53 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| ODIs | 69 | 47 | 17 | 571 | 45* | 19.03 | 748 | 76.33 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 20 | 15.60 | 71 | 109.85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 114 | 169 | 25 | 4875 | 219 | 33.85 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 159 | 126 | 40 | 2348 | 87* | 27.30 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 575 | 69* | 30.26 | 419 | 137.23 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 47 | 4399 | 2612 | 80 | 6/119 | 7/117 | 32.65 | 3.56 | 54.9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 69 | 67 | 2996 | 2538 | 66 | 5/42 | 5/42 | 38.45 | 5.08 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 8 | 120 | 143 | 4 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 35.75 | 7.15 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 114 | 18236 | 9572 | 359 | 7/30 | 26.66 | 3.14 | 50.7 | 12 | 1 | |||
| List A | 159 | 6815 | 5437 | 164 | 5/42 | 5/42 | 33.15 | 4.78 | 41.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 31 | 27 | 539 | 708 | 18 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 39.33 | 7.88 | 29.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3-7, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Taupo, Jan 2, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Centurion, Oct 5, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1998/99 |
| Last First-class | Gloucestershire v Kent at Bristol, Sep 23-25, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1999/00 |
| Last List A | Australia v New Zealand at Centurion, Oct 5, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at Cardiff, Jul 14, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
A left-arm medium-fast bowler who can swing the ball, James Franklin was introduced to international cricket when barely out of his teens after New Zealand suffered a run of injuries. Franklin made his one-day debut in 2000-01, and played two home Tests against Pakistan the same season, but struggled to make an impact and lost his place after the Sharjah Cup in April 2002. Back in domestic cricket he worked on his batting, which he had neglected, and filled out generally. He returned to the side in England in 2004. He was playing league cricket in Lancashire, but was called up when Shane Bond went home with a back injury. Franklin was included for the third Test at Trent Bridge, and although New Zealand lost he did his cause no harm with six wickets, five of them Test century-makers. He stayed on for the one-dayers that followed, and picked up the match award at Chester-le-Street for his 5 for 42 as England were skittled for 101. He was retained for the tour of Bangladesh, and took a hat-trick at Dhaka. Back home he took 6 for 119 against Australia in March 2005, and bowled superbly - getting the ball to reverse-swing - against Sri Lanka a month later, although his figures didn't reflect his excellence. More wickets followed against West Indies, then in April 2006 Franklin did his allrounder claims no harm with an unbeaten 122 - and a stand of 256 with Stephen Fleming - against South Africa at Cape Town. A knee injury hampered his 2006-07 season and he underwent surgery for a patella tendon injury in his right knee. Franklin eased back into competitive cricket by playing Twenty20 and one-day games for Australian Capital Territory and representing New Zealand in the Emerging Players tour of Queensland in October 2008. He made his first-class comeback for Wellington in November with 69 and 4 for 56 in his team's innings victory over Canterbury.
Lynn McConnell December 2008
- Franklin called up to replace Oram (Sep 25, 2009)
- Hall continues Northants' charge (Sep 24, 2009)
- White boosts Northants' chances (Sep 23, 2009)
- Compton ton frustrates Derbyshire (Sep 17, 2009)
- Bad light brightens Somerset's day (Aug 30, 2009)
Oct 5, 2009
James Franklin is cleaned up by Brett Lee's yorker
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Sep 29, 2009
James Franklin exchanges pleasantries after clinching victory
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Sep 27, 2009
James Franklin gets the congratulations after dismissing Angelo Mathews
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