James Edward Charles Franklin (born 7 November 1980) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former

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er, who played all forms of the game internationally. Franklin played as a left-arm medium-fast bowler who swung the ball, and a middle order batsman who hit the ball with power. He began his career as a capable left-handed lower order batsman, but greatly improved his batting during his career. He is one of only two New Zealanders to take a

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, a feat he achieved in October 2004 against

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Playing career

Domestically Franklin played for

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. He made his international debut in a One Day International (ODI) against

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in early 2001 aged 20 as a result of a series of injuries to New Zealand's bowlers. He made his Test debut in Auckland against Pakistan later in the year, collecting a

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and taking two wickets. In April 2006, he scored his maiden Test century, making 122

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in the second Test against

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. In the

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, Franklin became the first man to take a wicket with their first ball on World Cup debut. He scored two first-class double centuries, both for Wellington against Auckland, making 208 in 2005/06 and 219 in 2008/09. Franklin played county cricket for

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, Glamorgan,

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and

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. On 6 February 2015, it was announced that James Franklin had signed for Middlesex, initially on a two-year contract, effectively retiring from international cricket. Due to a Northern Irish grandfather from

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, he was able to play as a domestic player, playing for the side until the end of the 2018 season. He played in the

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for Mumbai Indians, in the Bangladesh Premier League for

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, in the Australian Big Bash League for

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and in the

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for

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and

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Coaching career

In January 2019 Franklin was appointed the head coach of

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. After four seasons, in which their high point was reaching the final of the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup, he stepped down in September 2022.

Personal life

He is married and has a son born in November 2008.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, James 1980 births Living people New Zealand people of Northern Ireland descent Adelaide Strikers cricketers Barbados Royals cricketers Essex cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers Guyana Amazon Warriors cricketers Middlesex cricket captains Middlesex cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers New Zealand Youth One Day International captains New Zealand cricketers New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia Nottinghamshire cricketers Rajshahi Kings cricketers Wellington cricketers Test cricket hat-trick takers Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup New Zealand cricket coaches North Island cricketers

Playing career

Coaching career

Personal life

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