Famous Cricketers No 59 - Aubrey Faulkner

How He Dismissed His Victims in Test Cricket Bowled 26 31.70% Caught and bowled 4 4.88% Lbw 8 9.76% Hit wicket 1 1.22% Caught 40 48.78% Stumped 3 3.66% Total 82 100.00% Bowlers Who Dismissed Him Most in Test Cricket Faulkner was dismissed by 19 different bowlers in Test matches. Those who claimed his wicket most were: 7 W. J.Whitty 6 C.Blythe 5 S.F.Barnes 3 C.P.Buckenham Batsmen He Dismissed Most in Test Cricket Faulkner dismissed 44 different batsmen in Test cricket. Those most dismissed were: 5 F.L.Fane 4 M.C.Bird, J.B.Hobbs, H.Strudwick, G.J.Thompson 3 C.P.Buckenham, D.Denton, G.L.Jessop, A.E.Relf, G.H.T.Simpson-Hayward Fielders Taking Most Catches Off His Bowling in Test Cricket Fourteen players held a total of 40 catches off Faulkner’s bowling in Test matches. Those taking most were: 9 S.J.Snooke 8 A.E.E.Vogler 5 A.W.Nourse 4 R.O.Schwarz 3 C.M.H.Hathorn, P.W.Sherwell (wk) Two wicketkeepers made a total of three stumpings off Faulkner: 2 T.A.Ward 1 P.W.Sherwell Bowlers Off Whom He Took Most Catches in Test Cricket Faulkner held 20 catches in Test matches, four off his own bowling. Most were off: 7 A.E.E.Vogler Acknowledgements My sincere thanks to: Robin Isherwood, Peter Griffiths, Mike Berning and Mike Spurrier. Bibliography M.W.Luckin – History of South African Cricket Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack - 1908, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 Tom Reddick – Never A Cross Bat Ian Peebles – Spinners’ Yarn F.R.Brown – Cricket Musketeer Philip Bailey, Philip Thorn and Peter Wynne-Thomas – Who’s Who of Cricketers Ray Webster and Allan Miller – First-Class Cricket in Australia Vol I 36