Peter Faulkner
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| Full name | Peter Ian Faulkner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 April 1960 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | JP Faulkner (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980/81–1989/90 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 12 November 1982 Tasmania v Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 22 January 1990 Tasmania v South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A cricket debut | 16 January 1981 Tasmania v Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A cricket | 26 February 1989 Tasmania v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 September 2011
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Peter Ian Faulkner (born 18 April 1960 in Launceston, Tasmania) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for Tasmania. An allrounder, he took over 100 wickets and made over 2000 runs in his first-class career. He never played for Australia although he toured South Africa in 1985/86 and 1986/87 with the rebel Australian XI and he was selected in an Australian one day squad during the 1984-85 summer, and toured Zimbabwe with an Australian Under 25 side.
Peter's son James currently plays first-class cricket for Tasmania and for Australia's One Day Team.
In 1980/81 Faulkner captained the Tasmanian Colts. That summer he made his debut for Tasmania in a McDonald's Cup Game against WA, top scoring with 45.
Faulkner did not make his first class debut until the 1982-83 season, against Victoria. In his second game, against the touring Sri Lankan side, he took 4 wickets. He then took 3-5 in 19 balls against West Australia, and a second innings knock of 47 off 131 balls helped Tasmania draw the game.
In 1983-84 Faulkner became a regular member of Tasmania's Sheffield Shield side. He made 57 not out against South Australia, 4 wickets and 61 not out against Queensland, 52 against Victoria, 84 against Western Australia, took 4-95 and 3-30 against the touring Pakistan side and made 76 against NSW.
In 1984 Faulkner played in the Lancashire League in England.
In 1984-85 he was selected in the Prime Ministers XI to play the West Indies, replacing an injured Craig McDermott. He took 1-81 and scored 59 not out, taking part in a 104 run partnership with Alan Border, but the team lost. This effort saw him selected in the Australian one day squad for the World Championship of Cricket.
Faulkner was not picked but impressed with 71 against Queensland. He was named in an under 25 squad to tour Zimbabwe.
Faulkner then announced he signed to tour South Africa. He was replaced on the Zimbabwe tour by David Gilbert. He was banned from Australian first class cricket for two years and from test cricket for three years.
He played in two unofficial tests, one in 1985-86 one in 1986-87. Highlights of his trip included a century against Northern Districts.
He resumed playing for Tasmania in 1987-88. He played his last game for Tasmania against Victoria in 1989-90.
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