Frances_King_(cricketer)

Frances King (cricketer)

Frances King (cricketer)

New Zealand cricketer

Frances Sarah King (28 November 1980 – 11 September 2003) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in 15 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2002 and 2003, taking 21 wickets at an average of 19.23.[1][2] She played domestic cricket for Wellington.[3]

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In 2001, she was awarded the Trish McKelvey Trophy for the most outstanding player in the national under-21 tournament. In February 2001, she made her international debut against Australia.[1]

King died suddenly of meningococcal meningitis in Wellington in 2003, at the age of 22.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Frances King". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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    "Kiwis mourn women's cricket star". 12 September 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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    "Player Profile: Frances King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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    "Cricket: Frances King dies of meningitis". New Zealand Herald. 11 September 2003. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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    "Speed of daughter's death stuns family". New Zealand Herald. 12 September 2003. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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