Paul John Franks (born 3 February 1979) is a former English professional

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er. He played a single

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(ODI) as a right-arm

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, and had a long career in

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Playing career

The Nottinghamshire-born all-rounder first broke into the side as a 17-year-old in 1996. He remained a key member of the Nottinghamshire side for over a decade, despite injuries and loss of confidence. He was part of both 2005 and 2010's Nottinghamshire

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winning sides. He was played extensively for the club's Second XI, helping them win the county trophy in 2015, and captained them after his retirement from first-class cricket, which he announced in late 2015. Franks only won one cap for

, in 2000 at Trent Bridge versus the West Indies cricket team, but he missed the 2001 and 2002 campaigns with a recurring knee injury. Franks has previously been the captain of the under-19s, and was the vice-captain of the team with whom he won the Under-19s World Cup in 1998.

Coaching career

In January 2015, prior to the 2015 World Cup, Franks was made an assistant coach of the UAE national team, with a concentration on fielding. In July 2016, following the resignation of

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, he was appointed acting head coach, a position which he held until being succeeded by

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in November 2016. He was the second Englishman to coach the UAE, after Colin Wells (who was head coach from 2009 to 2010). It was announced in February 2025 that Franks would take on head coaching duties for Nottinghamshire's One-Day Cup team.

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External links

Paul Franks
at ECB

1979 births Living people English cricketers England One Day International cricketers People educated at Southwell Minster School Cricketers from Sutton-in-Ashfield Canterbury cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers NBC Denis Compton Award recipients Mid West Rhinos cricketers English expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand English expatriate sportspeople in Zimbabwe English expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Coaches of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team English cricket coaches First-Class Counties Select XI cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-stub