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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, 18 March 2024 |
Doris Francis (born 6 October 1969) is a Dominican former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match and 17 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between in 2003 and 2004.[1] She also played for the United States between 2009 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Dominica and Saint Lucia.[2]
Francis made her One Day International (ODI) debut on 13 March 2003, in a series against Sri Lanka.[3] Later in the year, she also featured in the 2003 IWCC Trophy.[4] She made her Test debut against Pakistan on 15 March 2004. In the second innings of the Test, she made 46* from ninth in the batting order, putting on 105 runs for the eighth wicket with Jacqueline Robinson.[5]
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. She was one of three former West Indies internationals in the side, the others being Candacy Atkins and Roselyn Emmanuel.[6] 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.[7] She returned for the tournament's 2010 ICC Women's Americas Championship, taking 3/16 in one game against Canada. Francis made her final international appearances at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier, where she was appointed team captain.[8]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Doris Francis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Player Profile: Doris Francis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "1st ODI, Kingstown, March 13, 2003, Sri Lanka Women tour of West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Batting and fielding for West Indies Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Only Test, Karachi, March 15 - 18, 2004, West Indies Women tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Team USA for ICC Americas 2009 Women's Cricket Tournament announced". USA Women's Cricket. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ United States of America Women v Brazil Women, Women's Americas Championship 2009 (Twenty20 Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "USA pick 42-year-old captain, two in 50s for WC qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
External links
- Doris Francis at ESPNcricinfo
- Doris Francis at CricketArchive (subscription required)