Frances Sarah King (28 November 1980 – 11 September 2003) was a New Zealand

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er who played as a right-arm

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bowler. She appeared in 15 One Day Internationals for

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in 2002 and 2003, taking 21 wickets at an average of 19.23. She played domestic cricket for

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. In 2001, she was awarded the Trish McKelvey Trophy for the most outstanding player in the national under-21 tournament. In February 2001, she made her international debut against Australia. King died suddenly of

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in Wellington in 2003, at the age of 22.

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