IPL playerAustralia2011 to 2017
James Faulkner
On scorecards: JP Faulkner · Right-hand bat
James Faulkner, an all-rounder, played seven IPL seasons for four franchises.
The arrival
James Faulkner's first IPL season was 2011, with Pune Warriors, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 1 match and 1 wicket.
The peak
The best season was 2013, for Rajasthan Royals: 28 wickets at 6.76 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 5 for 16.
Franchise by franchise
2011, Pune Warriors. 1 match and 1 wicket.
2012, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2012 auction for ₹95 lakh. 2 matches and 3 wickets.
2013 to 2015, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹2.16 cr. 42 matches, 382 runs and 47 wickets.
2016 to 2017, Gujarat Lions. Arrived outside the auction. 15 matches, 131 runs and 10 wickets.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Rajasthan Royals, 2013 to 2015.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 61 wickets in 1,243 deliveries, at 8.68 runs an over against a league rate of 7.91 for the same seasons: 0.77 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time. There were two four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 5 for 16.
32.2% of the balls James Faulkner bowled were dots, a lower share than 79% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 20.3 balls.
The fielding record: 16 catches and 8 run-outs.
At the auction
James Faulkner went under the hammer five times, bought twice and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹2.16 cr (US$400k), paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2013, more than 4 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹95 lakh in 2012, ₹2.16 cr by 2013. Unsold in 2011, James Faulkner was bought in 2012 by Kings XI Punjab.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
James Faulkner made 60 IPL appearances, the last for Gujarat Lions in 2017, and won 5 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pune Warriors | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1/9 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Kings XI Punjab | 2 | 14 | 11* | 14.0 | 107.7 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.00 | 2/41 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 57 | 19* | 11.4 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 28 | 6.76 | 5/16 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 181 | 41* | 45.3 | 192.6 | 0/0 | 11 | 9.68 | 3/11 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 144 | 46 | 16.0 | 130.9 | 0/0 | 8 | 9.43 | 3/26 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 7 | 77 | 32 | 25.7 | 130.5 | 0/0 | 2 | 9.63 | 1/23 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 8 | 54 | 21 | 13.5 | 94.7 | 0/0 | 8 | 9.90 | 2/11 | 3 |
Franchise journey
- Pune Warriors: 2011
- Kings XI Punjab: 2012
- Rajasthan Royals: 2013 to 2015
- Gujarat Lions: 2016 to 2017
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 32.6% |
| Balls per four | 10.8 |
| Balls per six | 17 |
| Dot balls bowled | 32.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 20.3 |
| Catches | 16 |
| Run-outs | 8 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | All-rounder | ₹45 lakh | Unsold |
| 2012 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹95 lakh (US$190k) |
| 2013 | – | ₹54 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹2.16 cr (US$400k) |
| 2018 | All-rounder | ₹2.0 cr | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹1.0 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet