| Phoebe Franklin | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Phoebe Antonia Franklin |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Greenwich, Greater London, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Kent |
| Club2: | South East Stars |
| Year2: | 2020–2024 |
| Club3: | Birmingham Phoenix |
| Year3: | 2021–2022 |
| Club4: | Northern Superchargers |
| Year4: | 2023 |
| Club5: | Welsh Fire |
| 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 Welsh FIre. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Kent, South East Stars and Birmingham Phoenix.[1] [2]
Franklin was born on 18 February 1998 in Greenwich.[2]
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] 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.[24] [25]