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 played first-class cricket for Auckland from 1980 to 1993.

Trevor Franklin

Personal information
Full name	Trevor John Franklin
Born	(1962-03-18) 18 March 1962 (age 63) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	New Zealand (1983–1991)
Test debut (cap 153)	25 August 1983 v England
Last Test	1 March 1991 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 45)	17 March 1983 v Australia
Last ODI	10 December 1988 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1980/81–1992/93	Auckland
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

Franklin was known for his stoicism as a right-handed opening batsman. He scored his only Test century against England at Lord's in 1990, when he reached his century after 431 minutes and was out next ball.^[1] Over his Test career he had a meagre strike rate of 26.44.^[2] He was also known for 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.^[3]