| Full name: | Paul John Franks |
| Born: | 3rd February 1979, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Education: | Southwell Minster School |
| Relations: | Father: J Franks |
| Teams: | England (ODI: 2000); Nottinghamshire (Main FC: 1996-2013); Nottinghamshire (Main ListA: 1997-2013); Canterbury (Main FC: 2002/03); Nottinghamshire (Main Twenty20: 2003-2010); Mid West Rhinos (Main FC: 2010/11); Mid West Rhinos (Main ListA: 2010/11); Mid West Rhinos (Main Twenty20: 2010/11); England Under-19s (Under-19 Test: 1996/97-1998); England Under-19s (Under-19 ODI: 1996/97-1998); All teams |
| Nottinghamshire cap: 1999 | |
| Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 2000 | |
| Nottinghamshire benefit season: 2007 | |
| Nottinghamshire Premier League Best Batting Average Award: 2009 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (2000) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 23.52 | 1 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (2000) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 54 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0-48 | 5.33 | ||||
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1996-2013) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 215 | 313 | 56 | 7185 | 123* | 27.95 | 4 | 41 | 69 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1996-2013) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 31587 | 1085 | 17322 | 524 | 7-56 | 33.05 | 11 | 0 | 60.28 | 3.29 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1997-2013) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Overall | 184 | 135 | 41 | 2039 | 84* | 21.69 | 0 | 7 | 77.49 | 28 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1997-2013) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 6757 | 60 | 5701 | 198 | 6-27 | 28.79 | 3 | 3 | 34.12 | 5.06 |
| Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2010/11) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Overall | 50 | 30 | 13 | 287 | 29* | 16.88 | 0 | 0 | 117.62 | 7 | |
| Twenty20 Career Bowling (2003-2010/11) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 479 | 0 | 687 | 20 | 2-12 | 34.35 | 0 | 0 | 23.95 | 8.60 |
| Under-19 Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-1998) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England Under-19s | 8 | 11 | 3 | 260 | 119* | 32.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Under-19 Test Career Bowling (1996/97-1998) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England Under-19s | 1580 | 66 | 722 | 32 | 5-66 | 22.56 | 1 | 0 | 49.37 | 2.74 |
| Under-19 ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-1998) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England Under-19s | 15 | 12 | 0 | 294 | 65 | 24.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Under-19 ODI Career Bowling (1996/97-1998) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| England Under-19s | 564 | 14 | 450 | 12 | 3-19 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 47.00 | 4.78 |
| Twenty20 Blast Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2010) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Nottinghamshire | 44 | 25 | 10 | 235 | 29* | 15.66 | 0 | 0 | 115.19 | 5 | |
| Twenty20 Blast Career Bowling (2003-2010) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Nottinghamshire | 381 | 0 | 564 | 17 | 2-12 | 33.17 | 0 | 0 | 22.41 | 8.88 |