| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Nicholas James Falkner |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Redhill, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Year1: | 1988–1989 |
| Club2: | Surrey |
| Year2: | 1984–1987 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 26 |
| Runs1: | 1,042 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.71 |
| 100S/50S1: | 2/3 |
| Top Score1: | 102 |
| Deliveries1: | 24 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 9.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/3 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 19 |
| Runs2: | 287 |
| Bat Avg2: | 16.88 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/2 |
| Top Score2: | 58 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/– |
| Date: | 30 September |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12958.html Cricinfo |
Nicholas James Falkner (born 30 September 1962) is a former English cricketeer. Falkner was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Redhill, Surrey, and was educated at Reigate Grammar School.[1]
Falkner made his debut for Surrey against Glamorgan in a List A match in the 1984 John Player Special League, with him making a further List A appearance against Gloucestershire in that seasons Benson & Hedges Cup.[2] In that same season he also made his first-class debut against Cambridge University,[3] scoring a century on debut with a score of 101 not out in Surrey's first-innings, in a partnership of 198 with fellow debutant Keith Medlycott.[4] The following season, he made just one appearance for Surrey, in a List A match against Gloucestershire in the 1985 John Player Special League.
In the 1986 season, he broke into Surrey's starting eleven for the County Championship, making eleven first-class appearances that season.[3] He scored 567 runs at an average of 35.43,[5] with a high score of 102 against Middlesex.[6] He made four List A appearances in that season, against the touring Indians, as well as two matches against Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy and a single match against Hampshire in the John Player Special League.[2] In the 1987 season, which was to be his last with Surrey, he made just four first-class appearances, against the touring Pakistanis and three appearances in the County Championship against Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Essex.[3] He also appeared in five List A matches in the 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup, as well as two more in the Refuge Assurance League.[2] Falkner played a total of sixteen first-class matches for the county, scoring 734 runs at an average of 34.95, scoring two centuries and two half centuries.[7] In List A cricket, he made thirteen appearances, scoring 254 runs at an average of 23.09, with a high score of 58, which was one of two half centuries he made in that format.[8]
Having left Surrey, he joined Sussex for the 1988 season, making his debut for the county in a List A match against Essex in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made two further List A appearances in that season, against Warwickshire and Northamptonshire in the Refuge Assurance League.[2] His first-class debut for the county came against Yorkshire in the County Championship, with him making six further first-class appearances in that season,[3] scoring 232 runs at an average of 16.57, with a high score of 58.[5] The following season, he made two first-class appearances against Surrey and Warwickshire in the County Championship, as well as a third first-class appearance against Cambridge University.[3] He also made three List A appearances, two in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Hampshire and Glamorgan, as well as one against Warwickshire in the Refuge Assurance League.[2] Falkner played a total of ten first-class matches for Sussex, scoring 308 runs at an average of 17.11, making one half century score of 55.[7] In List A cricket, he made six appearances, scoring 33 runs at an average of 5.50, with a high score of 15.[8] He played some matches for the Sussex Second XI in 1990, but thereafter he was released by the county.