Nick Falkner
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas James Falkner
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962
Redhill, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–1989Sussex
1984–1987Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 26 19
Runs scored 1,042 287
Batting average 26.71 16.88
100s/50s 2/3 –/2
Top score 102 58
Balls bowled 24 –
Wickets 1 –
Bowling average 9.00 –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 1/3 –
Catches/stumpings 14/– 4/–
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]

Surrey

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]

Sussex

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Reigate Grammar School – Cricket". Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "List A Matches played by Nick Falkner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "First-Class Matches played by Nick Falkner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Surrey v Cambridge University, 1984". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  5. 1 2 "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Nick Falkner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Middlesex v Surrey, 1986 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nick Falkner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  8. 1 2 "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nick Falkner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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