Frances King (cricketer)

Frances King
Personal information
Full name
Frances Sarah King
Born(1980-11-28)28 November 1980
Wellington, New Zealand
Died11 September 2003(2003-09-11) (aged 22)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 88)23 February 2002 v Australia
Last ODI8 February 2003 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/97–2002/03Wellington
Career statistics
Competition WODI WLA
Matches 15 71
Runs scored 81 716
Batting average 11.57 14.91
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 31 45*
Balls bowled 649 2,913
Wickets 21 71
Bowling average 19.23 23.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/24 4/24
Catches/stumpings 2/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 November 2021

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b "Frances King". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Kiwis mourn women's cricket star". 12 September 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Frances King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Cricket: Frances King dies of meningitis". New Zealand Herald. 11 September 2003. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Speed of daughter's death stuns family". New Zealand Herald. 12 September 2003. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 May 2018.