Trevor Franklin (cricketer)

Trevor John Franklin (born 18 March 1962) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played 21 Tests and three One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He also played for Auckland cricket association. Franklin was known for his stoicism as an opening batsmen.

Trevor Franklin
Personal information
Full nameTrevor John Franklin
Born (1962-03-18) 18 March 1962
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 153)25 August 1983 v England
Last Test1 March 1991 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 45)17 March 1983 v Australia
Last ODI10 December 1988 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 21 3 148 61
Runs scored 828 27 7,794 1,392
Batting average 23.00 9.00 33.30 24.00
100s/50s 1/4 0/0 13/40 1/6
Top score 101 21 181 102
Balls bowled 0 0 91 54
Wickets 1 1
Bowling average 51.00 50.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/21 1/23
Catches/stumpings 8/– 0/– 79/– 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017

Over his Test career he had a meagre strike rate of 26.44.[1] He was also known for his strange injuries including shattering his leg when he was run over by a motorised luggage trolley at Gatwick Airport in 1986 which kept him out of cricket for 18 months.[2]

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