James Franklin
79New Zealand · PACE · 2001 to 2013 · on scorecards: JEC Franklin
BATTING
- Matches
- 110
- Innings
- 80
- Runs
- 1270
- Average
- 23.96
- Strike rate
- 76.92
- High score
- 98*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 81
- Average
- 41.4
- Economy
- 5.22
- Strike rate
- 47.5
- Best figures
- 5/42
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 26 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
James Franklin played 109 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2013. The first came against Zimbabwe at Owen Delany Park, with a score of 25 and 2 wickets, and the last against England at Sophia Gardens in 2013.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 699 runs at 30.4 in 41 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 98 not out from 69 balls against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2010, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 42 against England at Riverside Ground in 2004.
In all: 4 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 17.9 across 41 ODIs; away it was 43.9 across 29 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 335 runs at 30.5 in 22 ODIs. McLean Park was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 100 runs at 12.5. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 52 of the ODIs James Franklin played and lost 51.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 109 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98* | 69 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 72* | 108 | India | Reliance Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 62 | 75 | Pakistan | McLean Park | 2011 | Lost |
| 53* | 52 | South Africa | Senwes Park | 2013 | Lost |
| 47* | 61 | South Africa | Boland Park | 2013 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/42 | 10 | England | Riverside Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 3/17 | 7 | England | Adelaide Oval | 2007 | Won |
| 3/38 | 6.3 | England | Seddon Park | 2013 | Won |
| 3/44 | 9 | Sri Lanka | Lancaster Park | 2001 | Won |
| 3/50 | 8 | Pakistan | Eden Park | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 335 | 30.45 | 0/0 | 15 | 43.53 |
| South Africa | 16 | 220 | 22.00 | 0/1 | 12 | 36.75 |
| Australia | 15 | 124 | 11.27 | 0/0 | 11 | 51.45 |
| England | 15 | 113 | 14.13 | 0/0 | 17 | 30.18 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 117 | 16.71 | 0/1 | 9 | 53.89 |
| West Indies | 7 | 41 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 59.00 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 41.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 27 | 13.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 27.86 |
| India | 3 | 187 | – | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 31 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 34 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 41 | 430 | 17.92 | 0/1 | 32 | 40.94 |
| Away | 29 | 483 | 43.91 | 0/3 | 20 | 40.25 |
| Neutral | 39 | 357 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 28 | 43.21 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68 | 571 | 19.69 | 0/0 | 65 | 38.60 |
| 2010s | 41 | 699 | 30.39 | 0/4 | 15 | 54.40 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean Park | 9 | 100 | 12.50 | 0/1 | 4 | 74.00 |
| Eden Park | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 42.14 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 8 | 72 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 33.38 |
| Lancaster Park | 5 | 51 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 32.40 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 5 | 46 | 15.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Seddon Park | 4 | 21 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 34.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2001 at Owen Delany Park
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2013 at Sophia Gardens
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 7 November 1980
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,651
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 61.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 114.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 26.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 73.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,382 balls faced in that period.
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