Frances Claire Wilson (born 7 November 1991) is an English cricketer. A right handed batter and right arm

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bowler, she was born in Farnham in Surrey and plays for

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and

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. She previously played for

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, Sunrisers,

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and

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. She has appeared for the England Academy Women's team and the England Cricket Board Development Women's XI. She made her One Day International debut against Sri Lanka at

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on 15 November 2010 and played her first

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game for her country four days later. In October 2021, Wilson announced her retirement from international cricket.

Career

In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to

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, where England women will play their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games, and two Twenty20 matches. Although not in the initial England Women's Ashes squad, she was added to the party at the beginning of August, after poor performances from Amy Jones. Wilson was a member of the winning women's team at the

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held in England.England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!
''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017. She made her

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debut for England Women against Australia Women on 9 November 2017 in

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. In November 2018, she was added to England's squad for the

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, after

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was ruled out with a back injury. In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the

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(ECB) for 2019. In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the

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. In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the

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in Australia. On 18 June 2020, Wilson was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the

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. In June 2021, Wilson was named as in England's

squad for their one-off match against India. In 2021, she was drafted by

for the inaugural season of The Hundred and won the title with them. In October 2021, Wilson announced her retirement from international cricket. The following month, it was announced that she had joined

, from Sunrisers, and in 2022 it was announced that she had also left

, due to her cricketing commitments in the South West. It was later announced that she had joined

, as both a player and an age-group coach. In April 2022, she was signed by the

for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

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