James Faulkner (cricketer)
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Full name | James Peter Faulkner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 29 April 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86[1] m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Peter Faulkner (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Only Test (cap 435) | 21 August 2013 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 202) | 1 February 2013 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 1 October 2017 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 57) | 1 February 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 22 February 2017 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008/09–present | Tasmania (squad no. 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Pune Warriors India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2017/18 | Melbourne Stars (squad no. 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Lancashire (squad no. 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Gujarat Lions (squad no. 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Lancashire (squad no. 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19–present | Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Lahore Qalanders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2019 |
James Peter Faulkner (born 29 April 1990) is an Australian international cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Tasmania. An all-rounder, Faulkner is known for his aggressive batting in the middle order, and for his bowling at the end of limited-overs innings.[2]
He was a prominent member of the victorious Australian squad at the 2015 Cricket World Cup and was Player of the Match in the tournament final.
Early life and family[]
Faulkner was born at Launceston, Tasmania in 1990. He is the son of Peter Faulkner, who also played first-class cricket for Tasmania and toured South Africa on the 1985/86 and 1986/87 rebel tours. Although now a pace bowler, Faulkner began his career as a leg-spin bowler. He uses topspinner and yorker-length googly deliveries as slower ball variations.[3][4]
Domestic career[]
Faulkner captained the Tasmanian under-17 team whilst already playing in the state's under-19 team and Second XI. He earned a state rookie contract for 2007–08 season and was in the Australian under-19 team at the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup after playing in the Australian Cricket Academy's development squad in 2007.[5]
Faulkner was player of the match in the 2012–13 Sheffield Shield final, helping Tasmania secure their third title.[6] In the Big Bash League Faulkner played for Melbourne Stars between 2011/12 and 2017/18 and more recently for Hobart Hurricanes. He played county cricket in England for Lancashire in 2015 and between 2018 and 2019 and was awarded his county cap in 2019.[7] Between 2011 and 2017 he played in the Indian Premier League for Pune Warriors, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Lions,[7] taking 28 wickets for Rajastan in 2013, the second-most wickets in a single IPL season.[8] In 2021 he played for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.[9]
International career[]
Faulkner made his international debut for Australia in a 2012 Twenty20 International against India.[10] He toured England in 2013 and was selected for the fifth Ashes Test of the tour. Australian selector John Inverarity described Faulkner as the sort of player who "gets things done",[11] while captain Michael Clarke said that Faulkner could provide some toughness that Australian might have lacked in previous matches on the tour.[12]
Throughout 2013, Faulkner went on to establish himself as a regular member of Australia's limited-overs team. In the third One Day International against India in October, he scored 64 runs from 29 balls, including 30 runs off a single Ishant Sharma over, to help win the match for Australia.[13] He scored his maiden One Day International century in November, at the time the second fastest ODI century by an Australian, reaching his hundred from 57 balls.[14][15] In the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final, Faulkner took three wickets for 36 runs (3/36) and was awarded the Player of the Match as Australia won the competition.
In 2016, during the second ODI against Sri Lanka, Faulkner took a hat-trick, becoming the sixth Australian to do so.[16]
References[]
- ^ "James Faulkner". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ James Faulkner, CricInfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Faulkner, Maxwell turn into each other
- ^ James Faulkner, the Best Slower in modern day cricket
- ^ NDTVSports.com. "James Faulkner Profile - Cricket Player,Australia|James Faulkner Stats, Ranking, Records inCricket -NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Malcolm, Alex. "Tasmania hold on to draw for third Title win". Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b James Faulker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021. (subscription required)
- ^ "IPL Stats: Most Wickets in a Single IPL Season". Superfantasylobby. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Australia v India scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "The Ashes 2013 : Chris Rogers and James Faulkner in Ashes squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Barrett, Chris (21 August 2013). "Tasmania all-rounder James Faulkner to make Test debut". The Age. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Australia steal win with Faulkner blitz
- ^ India edge sixathon with Rohit Sharma's 209
- ^ Fastest hundreds
- ^ "Sri Lanka's big win, Faulkner's hat-trick". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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