Tom Faulkner
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Tom Faulkner (born and died in the 18th century), known as "Long Tom", was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. A Surrey man, he was a prominent single wicket player who frequently played in challenge matches at the Artillery Ground.
He played regularly for the prestigious Addington Cricket Club in Surrey and appears in the records from 1744 until 1761. He was also a well-known prizefighter under his "Long Tom" sobriquet. Unfortunately, very little is known of his personal details.
[edit] References
- At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742 – 1751 by F S Ashley-Cooper in Cricket Magazine (1900) (ASW);
- Cricket Scores 1730 - 1773 by H T Waghorn (WCS);
- Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18);
- Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket by G B Buckley (FLPV);
- From the Weald to the World by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT);
- The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
