[2] Franklin went on to make his debut for Buckinghamshire against Berkshire in the 1911 Minor Counties Championship.
[4] He gained his Blue in 1912, but in 1913 he did find his opportunities limited by the arrival of Arthur Lang in the team, who the Cambridge selectors thought was a better batsman.
[6] 1914 saw Franklin make his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing two matches against Oxford University.
[4] His abilities behind the stumps were rated so highly that he was selected to represent the Gentlemen against the Players in 1926.
[2] His performances for the Gentlemen in 1926, and his ability behind the stumps were written about by Sir Pelham Warner in his book Lord's, in which he wrote about how well Franklin kept in the match, as well as comparing him as being on the same level as George Duckworth, the then England Test wicket-keeper.
[3] For a Minor counties cricketer, Franklin made a large number of first-class appearances, making 60 in total and scoring 1,362 runs at an average of 18.91.
[11] He died of a heart attack while playing croquet at Knodishall, Suffolk on 5 March 1968.