How many Test runs has Joan Francis scored?

Joan Francis has 46 runs in 7 women's Test innings from 5 matches at an average of 7.66. Highest score: 19.

How many Test wickets has Joan Francis taken?

Joan Francis has taken 14 wickets in women's Test from 5 matches at a bowling average of 25.85. Best innings: 4/72.

Which teams has Joan Francis played international cricket for?

Joan Francis is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.

When did Joan Francis play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1948 to 1954. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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PLAYER · NEW ZEALAND · WOMEN

Joan Francis

Bowler · 1948 to 1954 · 5 internationals

New Zealand

Test5 matches

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5Internationals

46Runs

0Hundreds

14Wickets

2Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	-

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	5	7	912	39	362	14	4/72	7/102	25.85	2.38	65.14	1	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	5	8	2	0	2	0.250	1 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Joan Francis: women's Test stats

Test

5 matches · 1948-1954

46runs

Matches: 5
Average: 7.66
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 19
Fifties: 0

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	7	7	7	7	1948-03-20	1954-07-24	Complete

Questions fans ask about Joan Francis

How many Test runs has Joan Francis scored?: Joan Francis has 46 runs in 7 women's Test innings from 5 matches at an average of 7.66. Highest score: 19.
How many Test wickets has Joan Francis taken?: Joan Francis has taken 14 wickets in women's Test from 5 matches at a bowling average of 25.85. Best innings: 4/72.
Which teams has Joan Francis played international cricket for?: Joan Francis is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.
When did Joan Francis play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1948 to 1954. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

5 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1954-07-24	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1954-07-03	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1954-06-12	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 6 wickets
1949-03-26	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 185 runs
1948-03-20	Australia v New Zealand	Test	Australia won by inns & 102 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1948 to 1954

Joan Francis in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

14Wickets

25.85Average

2.38Economy

65.14Strike rate

4/72Best

0Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	-

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	5	7	912	39	362	14	4/72	7/102	25.85	2.38	65.14	1	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	5	8	2	0	2	0.250	1 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught2 · 28.6%

Bowled4 · 57.1%

Not out1 · 14.3%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

910.002 inns

107.003 inns

116.002 inns

Recent Test form

Last 7 batting innings

46runs

7.66average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 7 bowling innings

14wickets

25.85average

2.38economy

65.14strike rate

4/72best

Test record by situation

complete career

Joan Francis: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
England	4	5	1	37	19	9.25	-	-	-	-
Australia	1	2	0	9	7	4.50	-	-	-	-
All	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	-	-

Joan Francis: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
England	4	6	714	30	287	12	4/72	23.91	2.41	59.50	1
Australia	1	1	198	9	75	2	2/75	37.50	2.27	99.00	0
All	5	7	912	39	362	14	4/72	25.85	2.38	65.14	1

Joan Francis: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
Home	2	4	0	29	19	7.25	-	-	-	-
Away	3	3	1	17	7	8.50	-	-	-	-
All	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	-	-

Joan Francis: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Home	2	3	432	17	136	2	2/75	68.00	1.88	216.00	0
Away	3	4	480	22	226	12	4/72	18.83	2.82	40.00	1
All	5	7	912	39	362	14	4/72	25.85	2.38	65.14	1

Joan Francis: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	-	-	-	-
2nd innings of the match	4	4	1	38	19	12.66	-	-	-	-
3rd innings of the match	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	-	-	-	-
4th innings of the match	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	-	-	0	0
All	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	-	-

Joan Francis: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1st innings of the match	4	4	588	26	233	8	3/30	29.12	2.37	73.50	0
2nd innings of the match	1	1	96	8	26	2	2/26	13.00	1.62	48.00	0
3rd innings of the match	2	2	228	5	103	4	4/72	25.75	2.71	57.00	1
All	5	7	912	39	362	14	4/72	25.85	2.38	65.14	1

Joan Francis: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
No. 9	1	2	0	20	19	10.00	-	-	3	0
No. 10	3	3	1	14	7	7.00	-	-	-	-
No. 11	2	2	0	12	7	6.00	-	-	-	-
All	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	-	-

Joan Francis: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
Lost	3	5	0	34	19	6.80	-	-	-	-
Drawn	2	2	1	12	7	12.00	-	-	-	-
All	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	-	-

Joan Francis: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Lost	3	4	528	25	162	4	2/26	40.50	1.84	132.00	0
Drawn	2	3	384	14	200	10	4/72	20.00	3.12	38.40	1
All	5	7	912	39	362	14	4/72	25.85	2.38	65.14	1

Joan Francis: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
1948	1	2	0	9	7	4.50	-	-	-	-
1949	1	2	0	20	19	10.00	-	-	3	0
1954	3	3	1	17	7	8.50	-	-	-	-
All	5	7	1	46	19	7.66	-	-	-	-

Joan Francis: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1948	1	1	198	9	75	2	2/75	37.50	2.27	99.00	0
1949	1	2	234	8	61	0	0/30	N/A	1.56	N/A	0
1954	3	4	480	22	226	12	4/72	18.83	2.82	40.00	1
All	5	7	912	39	362	14	4/72	25.85	2.38	65.14	1

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best Test performances

Joan Francis: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
19	-	-	3	0	England	Eden Park	1949-03-26
7	-	-	-	-	Australia	Basin Reserve	1948-03-20
7	-	-	-	-	England	Kennington Oval	1954-07-24
5*	-	-	-	-	England	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1954-07-03
5	-	-	-	-	England	Headingley	1954-06-12
2	-	-	-	-	Australia	Basin Reserve	1948-03-20
1	-	-	0	0	England	Eden Park	1949-03-26

Joan Francis: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
4/72	138	3	3.13	England	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1954-07-03
3/30	84	6	2.14	England	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1954-07-03
3/98	162	5	3.62	England	Kennington Oval	1954-07-24
2/26	96	8	1.62	England	Headingley	1954-06-12
2/75	198	9	2.27	Australia	Basin Reserve	1948-03-20
0/30	144	6	1.25	England	Eden Park	1949-03-26
0/31	90	2	2.06	England	Eden Park	1949-03-26

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1954-07-24	England	7	3/98	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1954-07-03	England	5*	3/30 & 4/72	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	Match drawn
1954-06-12	England	5	2/26	Headingley	England won by 6 wickets
1949-03-26	England	19 & 1	0/30 & 0/31	Eden Park	England won by 185 runs
1948-03-20	Australia	7 & 2	2/75	Basin Reserve	Australia won by inns & 102 runs