William George Faulkner (born 5 May 1923) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William George Faulkner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1923 Bromley-by-Bow, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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While serving in the Royal Air Force, Faulkner made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force against Worcestershire at Worcester in 1946.[1]
Batting twice in that match, he was dismissed for 5 runs by Peter Jackson in the Royal Air Force first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Leonard Blunt for 18 runs.[2] With his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he bowled 24 wicketless overs.[2]
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Faulkner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Worcestershire v Royal Air Force, 1946". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.