Phoebe_Franklin

Phoebe Franklin

Phoebe Franklin

English cricketer

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]

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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

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