Frances King (cricketer)
New Zealand cricketer
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Frances Sarah King (28 November 1980 – 11 September 2003) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in 15 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2002 and 2003, taking 21 wickets at an average of 19.23.[1][2] She played domestic cricket for Wellington.[3]
Fullname
Frances Sarah King
Born28 November 1980
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Died11 September 2003 (aged 22)
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Frances Sarah King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1980 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 September 2003 (aged 22) Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 88) | 23 February 2002 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 8 February 2003 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996/97–2002/03 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 November 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[1]
King died suddenly of meningococcal meningitis in Wellington in 2003, at the age of 22.[4][5]