Frances Cecilia Jonas (born 8 April 2004) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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as a

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bowler. In February 2021, Jonas earned her maiden call-up to the

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, for their

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(WODI) series against England in February and March 2021.

Career

Jonas is a

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ner. She started playing cricket at the age of six, and until the age of 10, she played in boy's teams. She has played for Cornwall Cricket Club in

, New Zealand, as well as the New Zealand under-22s

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team. In December 2019, at the age of 15, Jonas made her debut for

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in the 2019–20 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. She took three wickets in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final, as Auckland Hearts beat Northern Spirit. She was at one point in the season the fourth highest wicket taker in the

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, with nine wickets. Jonas also took eight wickets for Auckland Hearts in the 2020–21 Super Smash competition. In September 2020, Jonas was given a development contract by the

; she was the youngest player to receive a development contract. 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. In February 2021, Jonas earned her maiden call-up to the

, for their three-match

(WODI) series against England. 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. She made her WODI debut for New Zealand, against

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, on 23 February 2021. In March 2021, Jonas was named in New Zealand's

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(WT20I) squad for their series against Australia. In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the

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in New Zealand. In June 2022, Jonas was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. Jonas made her WT20I debut on 30 July 2022, for New Zealand against

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at the Commonwealth Games. In December 2022, Jonas was selected in the New Zealand Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the

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. Jonas was named in the New Zealand squad for their ODI tour to India in October 2024.

Personal life

Jonas was a student at

Baradene College of the Sacred Heart Baradene College of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic high school for girls aged from 11 to 18 (Year 7–13) located in Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand. It is based on the philosophy of Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Society of the Sacred ...

. Her elder brother is also a cricketer, and her father is her coach.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonas, Fran 2004 births Living people New Zealand women cricketers New Zealand women One Day International cricketers New Zealand women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Auckland Auckland Hearts cricketers Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL) cricketers People educated at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cricket Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games