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| Full name | Nicholas James Falkner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1962 Redhill, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1987 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas James Falkner (born 30 September 1962) is a former English cricketeer. Falkner was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Redhill,Surrey,and was educated at Reigate Grammar School. [1]
Falkner made his debut for Surrey against Glamorgan in a List A match in the 1984 John Player Special League,with him making a further List A appearance against Gloucestershire in that seasons Benson &Hedges Cup. [2] In that same season he also made his first-class debut against Cambridge University, [3] scoring a century on debut with a score of 101 not out in Surrey's first-innings,in a partnership of 198 with fellow debutant Keith Medlycott. [4] The following season,he made just one appearance for Surrey,in a List A match against Gloucestershire in the 1985 John Player Special League.
In the 1986 season,he broke into Surrey's starting eleven for the County Championship,making eleven first-class appearances that season. [3] He scored 567 runs at an average of 35.43, [5] with a high score of 102 against Middlesex. [6] He made four List A appearances in that season,against the touring Indians,as well as two matches against Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy and a single match against Hampshire in the John Player Special League. [2] In the 1987 season,which was to be his last with Surrey,he made just four first-class appearances,against the touring Pakistanis and three appearances in the County Championship against Derbyshire,Warwickshire and Essex. [3] He also appeared in five List A matches in the 1987 Benson &Hedges Cup,as well as two more in the Refuge Assurance League. [2] Falkner played a total of sixteen first-class matches for the county,scoring 734 runs at an average of 34.95,scoring two centuries and two half centuries. [7] In List A cricket,he made thirteen appearances,scoring 254 runs at an average of 23.09,with a high score of 58,which was one of two half centuries he made in that format. [8]
Having left Surrey,he joined Sussex for the 1988 season,making his debut for the county in a List A match against Essex in the 1988 Benson &Hedges Cup. He made two further List A appearances in that season,against Warwickshire and Northamptonshire in the Refuge Assurance League. [2] His first-class debut for the county came against Yorkshire in the County Championship,with him making six further first-class appearances in that season, [3] scoring 232 runs at an average of 16.57,with a high score of 58. [5] The following season,he made two first-class appearances against Surrey and Warwickshire in the County Championship,as well as a third first-class appearance against Cambridge University. [3] He also made three List A appearances,two in the Benson &Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Glamorgan,as well as one against Warwickshire in the Refuge Assurance League. [2] Falkner played a total of ten first-class matches for Sussex,scoring 308 runs at an average of 17.11,making one half century score of 55. [7] In List A cricket,he made six appearances,scoring 33 runs at an average of 5.50,with a high score of 15. [8] He played some matches for the Sussex Second XI in 1990,but thereafter he was released by the county.
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