Fran Jonas

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Fran Jonas
Personal information
Full name
Frances Cecilia Jonas
Born (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 19)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  142)23 February 2021 v  England
Last ODI2 July 2023 v  Sri Lanka
T20I debut(cap  60)30 July 2022 v  South Africa
Last T20I12 July 2023 v  Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's Cricket
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

Frances Cecilia Jonas (born 8 April 2004) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Auckland as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. In February 2021, Jonas earned her maiden call-up to the New Zealand women's cricket team, for their Women's One Day International (WODI) matches against England.

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Career

Jonas is a left-arm orthodox spinner. [1] She started playing cricket at the age of six, and until the age of 10, she played in boy's teams. [1] She has played for Cornwall Cricket Club in Auckland, New Zealand, [2] as well as the New Zealand under-22s indoor cricket team. [1]

In December 2019, at the age of 15, Jonas made her debut for Auckland Hearts in the 2019–20 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. [1] [3] She took three wickets in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final, as Auckland Hearts beat Northern Spirit. [1] [2] She was at one point in the season the fourth highest wicket taker in the 2020–21 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, [4] with nine wickets. [3] Jonas also took eight wickets for Auckland Hearts in the 2020–21 Super Smash competition. [2]

In September 2020, Jonas was given a development contract by the New Zealand women's cricket team; she was the youngest player to receive a development contract. [1] [5] In January 2021, Jonas was named in the New Zealand under-19s squad for matches against a New Zealand Police women's team and a New Zealand provincial team, to take place between February and April 2021. [6] In February 2021, Jonas earned her maiden call-up to the New Zealand women's cricket team, for their Women's One Day International (WODI) matches against England. [7] [8] As part of the preparation for the series, she played in two warm-up matches for the New Zealand XI Women's team, taking two wickets. [9] [10] She made her WODI debut for New Zealand, against England, on 23 February 2021. [11] [12]

In March 2021, Jonas was named in New Zealand's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against Australia. [13] In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [14] In June 2022, Jonas was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [15] Jonas made her WT20I debut on 30 July 2022, for New Zealand against South Africa at the Commonwealth Games. [16]

In December 2022, Jonas was selected in the New Zealand Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. [17]

Personal life

Jonas was a student at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart. [1] Her elder brother is also a cricketer, and her father is her coach. [1]

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