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Fran Jonas

Fran Jonas

New Zealand cricketer

Frances Cecilia Jonas (born 8 April 2004) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Auckland as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. In February 2021, Jonas earned her maiden call-up to the New Zealand women's cricket team, for their Women's One Day International (WODI) matches against England.

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Career

Jonas is a left-arm orthodox spinner.[1] She started playing cricket at the age of six, and until the age of 10, she played in boy's teams.[1] She has played for Cornwall Cricket Club in Auckland, New Zealand,[2] as well as the New Zealand under-22s indoor cricket team.[1]

In December 2019, at the age of 15, Jonas made her debut for Auckland Hearts in the 2019–20 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.[1][3] She took three wickets in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final, as Auckland Hearts beat Northern Spirit.[1][2] She was at one point in the season the fourth highest wicket taker in the 2020–21 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield,[4] with nine wickets.[3] Jonas also took eight wickets for Auckland Hearts in the 2020–21 Super Smash competition.[2]

In September 2020, Jonas was given a development contract by the New Zealand women's cricket team; she was the youngest player to receive a development contract.[1][5] In January 2021, Jonas was named in the New Zealand under-19s squad for matches against a New Zealand Police women's team and a New Zealand provincial team, to take place between February and April 2021.[6] In February 2021, Jonas earned her maiden call-up to the New Zealand women's cricket team, for their Women's One Day International (WODI) matches against England.[7][8] As part of the preparation for the series, she played in two warm-up matches for the New Zealand XI Women's team, taking two wickets.[9][10] She made her WODI debut for New Zealand, against England, on 23 February 2021.[11][12]

In March 2021, Jonas was named in New Zealand's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against Australia.[13] In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[14] In June 2022, Jonas was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[15] Jonas made her WT20I debut on 30 July 2022, for New Zealand against South Africa at the Commonwealth Games.[16]

In December 2022, Jonas was selected in the New Zealand Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[17]

Personal life

Jonas was a student at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart.[1] Her elder brother is also a cricketer, and her father is her coach.[1]

References

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    "Just 16, and rising cricket star Fran Jonas already has Hearts in a spin". Newsroom. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021 – via Stuff.
  2. [2]
    "Brooke Halliday and Fran Jonas – who are they?". Women's Cric Zone. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "Teenager Fran Jonas celebrates maiden White Ferns callup with an ice cream". Stuff. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "Cricket: Fran Jonas and Brooke Halliday named in first White Ferns squad". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "Jess Watkin, Katie Gurrey and 16-year-old Fran Jonas handed NZC development contracts". ESPNcricinfo. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "New Zealand Women to field under-19 side for first time". The Cricketer. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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    "New Zealand Women pick Brooke Halliday and 16-year-old Fran Jonas for England ODIs; Suzie Bates ruled out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "New Zealand Announced ODI Squad for England Series, Brooke Halliday and Fran Jones gets Maiden Call". Female Cricket. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "Dominant openers, experienced seamers and unknown quantities: The key battles as England face New Zealand". The Cricketer. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "White Ferns out to halt horror ODI trot when they meet England". Stuff. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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    "1st ODI (D/N), Christchurch, Feb 23 2021, England Women tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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    "Battling White Ferns thumped by England in first one-day international". Stuff. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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    "Fit-again Lea Tahuhu returns for ODI series against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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    "Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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    "Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze earn maiden New Zealand call-ups for Commonwealth Games". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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    "3rd Match, Group B, Birmingham, July 30, 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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    "White Ferns Spearhead First-Ever NZ Under-19 World Cup Squad". New Zealand Cricket. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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