Doris Francis
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Born | Dominica | 6 October 1969||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 22) | 15 March 2004 West Indies v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 37) | 13 March 2003 West Indies v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 2 April 2004 West Indies v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996–2002 | Dominica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Saint Lucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 April 2024 |
Doris Francis (born 6 October 1969) is a Dominican former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler.[1] She appeared in one Test match and 17 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between in 2003 and 2004.[2] She also played for the United States between 2009 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Dominica and Saint Lucia.[3]
Domestic career
[edit]She made her List A debut for Dominica against Trinidad and Tobago on 20 May 1996 in Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships.[4] Later she List A debut for Saint Lucia against Jamaica on 20 June 2003.[5]
She also featured for New York Warriors and Tristate Lynx in 2010 and 2013 respectively in US Open Women’s T20 cricket.[6][7]
International career
[edit]Career in West Indies
[edit]Francis made her One Day International (ODI) debut on 13 March 2003, in a series against Sri Lanka.[8] Later in the year, she also featured in the 2003 IWCC Trophy.[9] She made her Test debut against Pakistan on 15 March 2004. In the second innings of the Test, she made unbeaten 46 from ninth in the batting order, putting on 105 runs for the eighth wicket with Jacqueline Robinson.[10]
Career in United States
[edit]She continued playing cricket after moving to the United States, and made her debut for the US national team at the 2009 ICC Women's Americas Championship.[11] She was one of three former West Indies internationals in the side, the others being Candacy Atkins and Roselyn Emmanuel.[12] In the first match of the tournament, against Brazil, Francis took 2/9 and scored 10*, for which she was named player of the match.[13] She returned for the tournament's 2010 ICC Women's Americas Championship, taking 3/16 against Canada.[14][15]
In 2011, she won the best bowler and Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in USACA Women's tournament.[16] In the following year she appointed as captain of United States women's cricket team in 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[17] She made her international (List A) debut for United States against South Africa on 15 November 2011 in that tournament.[18] Francis made her final international appearances at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Doris Francis stats, news, videos and records". West Indies Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Player Profile: Doris Francis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Player Profile: Doris Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Women v Dominica Women, Caribbean Women's Cricket Federation Championships 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Jamaica Women v St Lucia Women, West Indies Women's Cricket Federation Championships 2003". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Tri State Lynx Claw Opponents To Take Women's T20 Crown". USA Cricketers. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Tristate Lynx Gets First Lien In Clash With Canadians". USA Cricketers. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "1st ODI, Kingstown, March 13, 2003, Sri Lanka Women tour of West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Batting and fielding for West Indies Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Only Test, Karachi, March 15 - 18, 2004, West Indies Women tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Guyanese Atkins is USA female team VC". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Team USA for ICC Americas 2009 Women's Cricket Tournament announced". USA Women's Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ United States of America Women v Brazil Women, Women's Americas Championship 2009 (Twenty20 Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Squad Named For Series In Canada". USA Cricketers. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "King City (NE), July 14, 2010, Women's Americas 50-over Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Dominican Doris Francis named 2011 USA Cricket Association Women's Tournament MVP". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Dominican Doris Francis named captain of US women cricket team". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "South Africa Women v United States of America Women, ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "USA pick 42-year-old captain, two in 50s for WC qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Dominican captain of US women's cricket talks ICC World Cup qualifier". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Doris Francis at ESPNcricinfo
- Doris Francis at CricketArchive (subscription required)