Profile
In a country where patience runs low, especially when it comes to fast bowlers, it is no surprise that despite toiling for over a decade, James Franklin still continues to remain a fringe player in the Kiwi side.
Franklin debuted for Wellington in the 1998-99 season before a hurried call-up to the ODI side in 2001 when an injury crisis robbed the Black Caps of several of their key pacemen. He had an average debut in the shorter format with two wickets in his five overs against Zimbabwe and just months later, he made a forgettable Test debut against Pakistan.. Not impressed by his abilities in the longer format, selectors continued playing him in ODIs, but following a poor 2002 Sharjah Cup in which he failed to pick even a single wicket, he was sacked, only to return in 2004 as a replacement for the injured Shane Bond.
During this period, the speedster worked both on his batting and his swing bowling and the efforts were visible. His fine returns for both club Glamorgan and country - including a Test ton against the South Africans - earned him a place in New Zealand’s 2007 World Cup side. Over the past few years, Franklin has been in and out of the side with the axe always seeming to following him like a shadow. However, failures haven’t deterred this left-arm seamer who continues to come up with performances which keep him in the loop of New Zealand cricket.
Fast Facts
- James Franklin became the second Kiwi player to have taken a hat-trick in Tests.
- He was New Zealand's 'Almanack Player of the Year' in 2006.
- Franklin also became the first player to take a wicket of the first legitimate delivery of World Cup debut, a feat which he achieved in the 2007 opener against England.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
27 |
38 |
683 |
6 |
21.34 |
38.37 |
1 |
2 |
122* |
| ODI |
94 |
67 |
1036 |
23 |
23.54 |
78.01 |
0 |
3 |
98* |
| T20 |
23 |
18 |
295 |
6 |
24.58 |
118.95 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
| IPL |
18 |
15 |
314 |
5 |
31.4 |
109.02 |
0 |
1 |
79 |
| CLT20 |
5 |
5 |
107 |
1 |
26.75 |
98.16 |
0 |
0 |
42* |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
27 |
49 |
4483 |
2648 |
80 |
6/119 |
/ |
33.1 |
3.54 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
117 |
| ODI |
94 |
85 |
3485 |
2993 |
74 |
5/42 |
/ |
40.44 |
5.15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
161 |
| T20 |
23 |
16 |
204 |
257 |
10 |
3/23 |
/ |
25.7 |
7.55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| IPL |
18 |
13 |
139 |
202 |
8 |
2/18 |
/ |
25.25 |
8.71 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| CLT20 |
5 |
4 |
48 |
43 |
3 |
2/16 |
/ |
14.33 |
5.37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
11 |
0 |
2 |
| ODI |
25 |
0 |
4 |
| T20 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| CLT20 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2001-2011
- ODI:
- 2001-2012
- T20:
- 2006-2012
- IPL:
- 2011-2012
- CLT20:
- 2011-2011
- Test
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs Pakistan at Eden Park, Auckland - Mar 08, 2001
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs Pakistan at Basin Reserve, Wellington - Jan 15, 2011
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe at Owen Delany Park, Taupo - Jan 02, 2001
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs South Africa at Eden Park, Auckland - Mar 03, 2012
- T20
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs West Indies at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 16, 2006
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs South Africa at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 22, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Apr 10, 2011
- Last played:
- Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - May 09, 2012
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Mumbai Indians Vs Trinidad and Tobago at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru - Sep 26, 2011
- Last played:
- Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - Oct 09, 2011
