James Faulkner (cricketer)

James Faulkner
Faulkner in 2014
Personal information
Full name
James Peter Faulkner
Born (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
RelationsPeter Faulkner (father)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 435)21 August 2013 v England
ODI debut (cap 202)1 February 2013 v West Indies
Last ODI1 October 2017 v India
ODI shirt no.44
T20I debut (cap 57)1 February 2012 v India
Last T20I22 February 2017 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.44
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–2019/20Tasmania
2011Pune Warriors India
2011/12–2017/18Melbourne Stars
2012Kings XI Punjab
2013–2015Rajasthan Royals
2015, 2018–2019Lancashire
2016–2017Gujarat Lions
2018/19–2020/21Hobart Hurricanes
2021Lahore Qalandars
2022Quetta Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 69 24 63
Runs scored 45 1,032 159 2,566
Batting average 22.50 34.40 14.45 30.91
100s/50s 0/0 1/4 0/0 2/15
Top score 23 116 41* 121
Balls bowled 166 3,211 515 9,776
Wickets 6 96 36 192
Bowling average 16.33 30.85 19.00 24.78
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/51 4/32 5/27 5/5
Catches/stumpings 0/– 21/– 11/- 26/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2015 Australia and New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2022

James Peter Faulkner (born 29 April 1990) is an Australian former international cricketer who played for the Australian cricket team from 2013 to 2017 and currently in 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.

  1. ^ "James Faulkner". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ James Faulkner, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.