James Franklin (cricketer)
James Edward Charles Franklin (born 7 November 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand cricketer.He was formally a left-arm fast bowler who can swing the ball and also a capable left-handed lower order batsman, but has greatly improved his batting and is now seen as a first class midlle order batsmen. He is one of only two New Zealanders to ever take a hat-trick in Test cricket (the other being Peter Petherick). He achieved this feat on 20 October 2004 against Bangladesh.
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