James Franklin

James Franklin

New Zealand AllRounder
IPL ALL TIME STATS
327 Runs
108.64 S/R
29.73 Avg
9 W
8.74 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name James Edward Charles Franklin
Date of Birth November 7, 1980
Nationality New Zealand
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Role All-rounder, Left-handed Batsman, Left-arm medium Bowler
Past Team(s)
Family Kerry Franklin (Spouse), Charlie Franklin (Son), Jocelyn Franklin (Mother), James Franklin (Father)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
BAN-L vs NZL 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 10.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 110 80 1270 1651 27 23.96 76.92 0 4 98 97 17 26 0
TESTs 31 46 808 2163 7 20.71 37.35 1 2 122 82 5 12 0
T20Is 38 31 463 391 8 20.13 118.41 0 2 60 28 23 13 0
T20s 233 210 4372 3505 51 27.49 124.73 0 15 90 274 180 79 0
LISTAs 292 244 5811 0 67 32.83 0 4 34 133 0 0 94 0
FIRSTCLASS 206 321 9780 0 46 35.56 0 22 44 219 0 0 107 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 110 97 641.2 3354 81 41.40 5.22 5/42 1 0
TESTs 31 54 794.3 2786 82 33.97 3.50 7/117 3 0
T20Is 38 26 54.3 417 20 20.85 7.65 4/15 0 0
T20s 233 172 404.4 3430 111 30.90 8.47 5/21 1 0
LISTAs 292 0 1603.5 7920 230 34.43 4.93 5/42 2 0
FIRSTCLASS 206 0 4251.3 13503 479 28.18 3.17 0 14 1

James Franklin News

James Franklin replaces Dale Steyn as SRH bowling coach ahead of IPL 2024 - Reports James Franklin replaces Dale Steyn as SRH bowling coach ahead of IPL 2024 - Reports
James Franklin replaces Dale Steyn as SRH bowling coach ahead of IPL 2024 - Reports
James Franklin picks three Indians in his all-time playing XI James Franklin picks three Indians in his all-time playing XI
James Franklin picks three Indians in his all-time playing XI
Dwayne Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite and Alex Hales ruled out of 2017 PSL Dwayne Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite and Alex Hales ruled out of 2017 PSL
Dwayne Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite and Alex Hales ruled out of 2017 PSL
Top 5 ODI knocks by New Zealand batsmen in India Top 5 ODI knocks by New Zealand batsmen in India
Top 5 ODI knocks by New Zealand batsmen in India
James Franklin includes Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh in his All-Time XI James Franklin includes Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh in his All-Time XI
James Franklin includes Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh in his All-Time XI

James Franklin: A Brief Biography

James Franklin Biography


James Franklin is a former cricketer from New Zealand, who played all forms of the game at the international level. He was an all-around player, who bowled left-arm medium-fast and a middle order batsman with an ability to hit the ball with power.


Born on 7 November 1980 in Wellington, James has the ability to swing the ball both ways. He worked on his batting to become a complete all-rounder.


Background


Franklin played for Middlesex in his first class and started his career in 1998 in a match against Hampshire. After a year, Franklin made his List A debut, playing against Middlesex and showed his worth after that he was picked for an international team in 2001.


International Debut


Franklin started his international career at very young age. He played his first ODI in 2001 when he was just 20 years old. His ODI debut was against Zimbabwe where he bowled 5 overs and took 2 wickets by giving just 28 runs.


He played his debut Test in Auckland against Pakistan later in the year and took two wickets.


Rise to Glory


Franklin was awarded Man of the Match in a game in the NatWest Series against England with figures of 5 for 42 at Durham. He then took part in a Test series against Bangladesh in 2004–05 and helped New Zealand to victory with 5/28 in the 1st Test.


Then came his career-best figures of 6 for 119 in the 3rd Test of Australia's tour of New Zealand in March 2005. Continuing his good form, he took 5 for 53 against the West Indies at Wellington later in the year.


On 29 April 2006, Franklin scored unbeaten 122 runs in the 2nd Test against South Africa. That was his first international century.


Club Career


Franklin has played county cricket for Glamorgan and Gloucestershire. Franklin signed for English county Essex for the 2012 Friends Life T20.


In the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, Franklin was contracted by Mumbai Indians for US$100,000.


Retirement


Franklin played his last test match against South Africa in 2013 and played his last ODI after 6 months in June 2013 against England.


On 6 February 2015, it was announced that James Franklin had signed for Middlesex on a two-year contract, effectively retiring from international cricket.