Phoebe Franklin
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Phoebe Franklin
| female = true
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| fullname = Phoebe Antonia Franklin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Greenwich, Greater London, England
| nickname =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = All-rounder
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| club1 = Kent
| year1 = {{nowrap|2014–2024}}
| club2 = South East Stars
| year2 = 2020–2024
| club3 = Birmingham Phoenix
| year3 = 2021–2022
| club4 = Northern Superchargers
| year4 = 2023
| club5 = Welsh Fire
| year5 = {{nowrap|2024}}
| club6 = Surrey
| year6 = {{nowrap|2025–present}}
| club7 = Oval Invincibles
| year7 = {{nowrap|2025–present}}
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 53
| runs1 = 662
| bat avg1 = 16.55
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 37
| deliveries1 = 1,180
| wickets1 = 34
| bowl avg1 = 27.05
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/18
| catches/stumpings1 = 29/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 83
| runs2 = 1,034
| bat avg2 = 17.82
| 100s/50s2 = 0/5
| top score2 = 53
| deliveries2 = 598
| wickets2 = 27
| bowl avg2 = 26.70
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/14
| catches/stumpings2 = 21/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/986/986808/986808.html CricketArchive
| date = 18 October
| year = 2024
}}
Phoebe Antonia Franklin (born 18 February 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Kent, South East Stars and Birmingham Phoenix.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/914657.html|title=Player Profile: Pheoebe Franklin|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/986/986808/986808.html|title=Player Profile: Phoebe Franklin|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 March 2021}}
Early life
Franklin was born on 18 February 1998 in Greenwich.
Domestic career
Franklin made her county debut in 2014, for Kent against Essex.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/599/599698.html|title=Kent Women v Essex Women, 22 July 2014|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} She was part of the Kent team that won the Championship and Twenty20 Cup double in 2016, and won the Championship again in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/986/986808/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A matches played by Phoebe Franklin|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/986/986808/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's Twenty20 matches played by Phoebe Franklin|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 March 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Kent_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1176/1176515.html |title=Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 3 May 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 September 2021}} In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Franklin scored 155 runs, including 51 made against Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Kent_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1198/1198971.html |title=Kent Women v Surrey Women, 24 April 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 October 2022}} She played one match for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 53 from 32 deliveries against Oxfordshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Kent_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1282/1282290.html|title=Kent Women v Oxfordshire Women, 8 May 2023 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 October 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Rachael_Heyhoe-Flint_Trophy_2020/South_East_Stars_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1156/1156313.html|title=South East Stars v Southern Vipers, 19 September 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 March 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6772;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6772;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2021}} She also appeared three times for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13891;team=6691;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2021}} She played eleven matches for South East Stars in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 147 runs.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6772;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=5 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6772;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=5 October 2022}} She also took eight wickets at an average of 21.25 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In The Hundred, Franklin made two appearances for Birmingham Phoenix, scoring 10 runs and taking one wicket.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14454;team=6691;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=5 October 2022}} At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Franklin had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/11-contracts-handed-out-for-the-south-east-stars/ |title=11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars |publisher=Kia Oval |date=4 November 2022 |access-date=4 November 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6772 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=18 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2023-15158?team=6772 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=18 October 2023}} She also signed for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, but withdrew due to injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/england-and-wales-cricket-board/pressreleases/northern-superchargers-make-final-selections-for-third-season-of-the-hundred-3263313 |title=Northern Superchargers make final selections for third season of The Hundred |publisher=My News Desk |date=13 July 2023 |access-date=18 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 26 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 369 runs and taking 16 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6772 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6772 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=914657}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=986808}}
{{Surrey Women cricket team squad}}
{{Oval Invincibles squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Phoebe}}
Category:People from Greenwich
Category:Cricketers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Category:Kent women cricketers
Category:South East Stars cricketers