Fran Wilson

Frances Claire Wilson (born 7 November 1991) is an English cricketer.^[1] A right handed batter and right arm off break bowler, she was born in Farnham in Surrey and plays for Birmingham Phoenix.^[2] She previously played for Somerset, Middlesex, Kent, Gloucestershire, Sunrisers, Western Storm, Oval Invincibles, Welsh Fire, Trent Rockets and Canterbury.^[3] She has appeared for the England Academy Women's team and the England Cricket Board Development Women's XI. She made her One Day International debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo on 15 November 2010 and played her first Twenty20 International game for her country four days later. In October 2021, Wilson announced her retirement from international cricket.^[4]

Fran Wilson

Wilson batting for Somerset in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Frances Claire Wilson
Born	(1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33) Farnham, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
International information
National side	England (2010–2021)
Only Test (cap 158)	9 November 2017 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 118)	15 November 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	28 February 2021 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	35
T20I debut (cap 28)	19 November 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	7 March 2021 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–2014	Somerset
2015–2018	Middlesex
2016–2019	Western Storm
2016/17–2017/18	Wellington
2017/18	Sydney Thunder
2019–2021	Kent
2019/20	Hobart Hurricanes
2020–2021	Sunrisers
2021	Oval Invincibles
2022–2024	Gloucestershire
2022–2024	Western Storm
2022	Welsh Fire
2022/23	Canterbury
2023	Trent Rockets
2024	Birmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 1 33 30 193 Runs scored 13 468 356 4,869 Batting average 13.00 22.28 22.25 31.41 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 2/32 Top score 13 85* 43* 110 Balls bowled – – – 138 Wickets – – – 4 Bowling average – – – 38.25 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 1/21 Catches/stumpings 0/– 14/– 7/– 71/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Career

In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to Dubai, where England women will play their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games, and two Twenty20 matches.^[5] Although not in the initial England Women's Ashes squad, she was added to the party at the beginning of August, after poor performances from Amy Jones.^[6]

Wilson was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.^[7][8][9]

She made her Test debut for England Women against Australia Women on 9 November 2017 in the Women's Ashes.^[10]

In November 2018, she was added to England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20, after Katherine Brunt was ruled out with a back injury.^[11] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.^[12][13] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.^[14][15] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[16]

On 18 June 2020, Wilson was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.^[17][18] In June 2021, Wilson was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.^[19][20] In 2021, she was drafted by Oval Invincibles for the inaugural season of The Hundred^[21] and won the title with them.^[22]

In October 2021, Wilson announced her retirement from international cricket.^[4] The following month, it was announced that she had joined Western Storm, from Sunrisers, and in 2022 it was announced that she had also left Kent, due to her cricketing commitments in the South West.^[23] It was later announced that she had joined Gloucestershire, as both a player and an age-group coach.^[24]

In April 2022, she was signed by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[25]