JAMES Franklin is out to score as many one-day runs as possible for Gloucestershire this season after being overlooked by New Zealand for the World Twenty20.

The all-rounder launched his Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign with a maiden limited overs century against Derbyshire Falcons at Bristol, having been promoted to open the Gladiators' innings.

He admits to being bitterly disappointed at not being named in his country's squad for the West Indies, but is setting his sights on a big summer in county cricket.

After hitting 133 against the Falcons, he said: "One of the reasons I've never made a one-day hundred before is that I have usually batted at six or seven.

"John Bracewell discussed the possibility of me opening when I arrived for this season and it certainly paid off.

"But there is a long season ahead and I want to keep making runs for the team."

Having dominated with the bat, Franklin went on to claim the key wicket of Falcons skipper Chris Rogers in his team's 51 run victory.

Franklin said: "It was very important that we beat Derbyshire after losing our opening two Championship games. When I first went in I thought 200 would be a good score. When we ended up with 230 I was always confident that we could defend it."