Franklin Najjumba

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Franklin Najjumba
Personal information
Full name
Franklin Najjumba
Born (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 34)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  8)7 July 2018 v  Scotland
Last T20I19 May 2022 v  Nepal
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2022

Franklin Najjumba (born 3 December 1987) is a Uganda women's cricketer. [1] In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. [2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda against Scotland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. [3]

In April 2019, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. [4]

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References

  1. "Franklin Najjumba". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. "2nd Match, Group B, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Amstelveen, Jul 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. "Tried & Tested Crop Trusted For African Title Defence in Zimbabwe". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 30 April 2019.