Aubrey Faulkner
On scorecards: GA Faulkner
In-game rating: 92/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Aubrey Faulkner played 25 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1906 to 1924. The first came against England at Old Wanderers, with scores of 4 and 6, and 6 wickets, and the last against England at Lord's in 1924.
The most productive decade was the 1910s: 1,471 runs at 50.7 in 16 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 204 from 320 balls against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1910, in a defeat. The best bowling is 7 for 84 against England at Kennington Oval in 1912.
In all: 4 hundreds, 8 fifties, 4 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 42.1 across 10 Tests; away it was 40.5 across 12 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 880 runs at 62.9 in 8 Tests. Old Wanderers was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 367 runs at 45.9. South Africa won 8 of the Tests Aubrey Faulkner played and lost 14, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 25 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | 320 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1910 | Lost |
| 123 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1910 | Won |
| 122* | – | Australia | Old Trafford | 1912 | Lost |
| 115 | 245 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1911 | Won |
| 99 | – | England | Newlands | 1910 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/84 | 27.1 | England | Kennington Oval | 1912 | Lost |
| 6/17 | 11 | England | Headingley | 1907 | Lost |
| 6/87 | 33.4 | England | Lord's | 1910 | Won |
| 5/120 | 33 | England | Old Wanderers | 1910 | Won |
| 4/26 | 12.5 | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
Best in a match: 9/75 against England (1907).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 674 | 42.13 | 1/3 | 43 | 21.09 |
| Away | 12 | 932 | 40.52 | 2/5 | 35 | 30.83 |
| Neutral | 3 | 148 | 37.00 | 1/0 | 4 | 48.50 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | 246 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 26 | 18.85 |
| 1910s | 16 | 1,471 | 50.72 | 4/8 | 56 | 28.63 |
| 1920s | 1 | 37 | 18.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 5 | 367 | 45.88 | 1/2 | 23 | 22.13 |
| Newlands | 4 | 251 | 41.83 | 0/1 | 12 | 21.67 |
| Lord's | 4 | 126 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 157.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 312 | 78.00 | 1/1 | 7 | 38.86 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 249 | 62.25 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 9 | 19.11 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1906 at Old Wanderers
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1924 at Lord's
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