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Full name James Edward Charles Franklin
Born November 7, 1980, Wellington
Current age 27 years 339 days
Major teams New Zealand, Glamorgan, Wellington
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

505

122*

21.95

1248

40.46

ODIs

508

45*

17.51

679

74.81

T20Is

34.00

113.33

First-class

131

3106

208

27.73

List A

135

104

1532

22.52

Twenty20

254

69*

31.75

178

142.69

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

3577

2143

6/119

7/117

28.19

3.59

47.0

ODIs

2804

2392

5/42

37.37

5.11

43.8

T20Is

3/23

21.00

6.30

20.0

First-class

14655

7689

310

7/30

24.80

3.14

47.2

List A

135

6046

4784

147

5/42

32.54

4.74

41.1

Twenty20

281

379

3/23

47.37

8.09

35.1

Career statistics

Test debut

New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 15-18, 2006 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Taupo, Jan 2, 2001 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Apr 24, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1998/99

Last First-class

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 15-18, 2006 scorecard

List A debut

1999/00

Last List A

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Apr 24, 2007 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at Cardiff, Jul 14, 2004 scorecard

Last Twenty20

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 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 was unavailable for the World Cup but was preparing for a comeback in 2007-08.
Lynn McConnell September 2007

Apr 24, 2007

James Franklin shows his frustration © Getty Images

Apr 24, 2007

James Franklin gave New Zealand a huge boost by removing Sanath Jayasuirya early in the Sri Lankan innings © Getty Images

Apr 24, 2007

James Franklin celebrates after bowling Sanath Jayasuriya for one © AFP

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