Frances King (cricketer)

Frances Sarah King (28 November 1980 – 11 September 2003) was an international cricketer from New Zealand.[1] She was a seam bowler and took 21 wickets in 15 one-day internationals for the national women's team, the White Ferns.[2]

King played for the Wellington women's cricket team before joining the New Zealand team.[3] In 2001, she was awarded the Trish McKelvey Trophy for the most outstanding player of the national under-21 tournament. In February 2001, she made her international debut against Australia.[1]

King died suddenly of meningococcal meningitis in Wellington in 2003. She was 22 years old.[4]

References
  1. "Frances King". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. "Kiwis mourn women's cricket star". 12 September 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. "Cricket: Frances King dies of meningitis". New Zealand Herald. 11 September 2003. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. "Speed of daughter's death stuns family". New Zealand Herald. 12 September 2003. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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