Martin Faull

Martin Faull

Personal information
Full name	Martin Peter Faull
Born	10 May 1968 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991–1999	South Australia
Career statistics
Competition F/C LA Matches 30 9 Runs scored 1541 113 Batting average 29.07 12.55 100s/50s 1/13 0/0 Top score 103 38 Balls bowled 168 n/a Wickets 1 n/a Bowling average 110.00 n/a 5 wickets in innings 0 n/a 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 1/22 n/a Catches/stumpings 19/- 3/-
Source: CricketArchive, 27 November 2012

Martin Peter Faull (born 10 May 1968) is a former Australian cricketer, who regularly played for South Australia during the 1990s. Born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Faull played cricket for South Australia at both under-16 and under-19 level, as well as for the state's Colts and Second XI sides.^[1] Faull made his first-class debut for South Australia in February 1991 during the 1990–91 Sheffield Shield, in a match against New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval.^[2] His first first-class half-century was made the following month, a score of 89 runs in the return match against New South Wales, batting at number three.^[3] Faull played regularly at both Sheffield Shield and domestic one-day level throughout the rest of the decade, at first as a middle-order batsman, but later as an opening batsman, often opening alongside Greg Blewett or David Fitzgerald.^[4][5] He was more successful at first-class level, with the 1996–97 season his best, where he scored 459 runs from eight matches (including six half-centuries).^[6] Faull's only first-class century came during the 1997–98 season, a score of 103 runs in the second innings of a match against New South Wales, which followed a first innings score of 58 runs.^[7] Overall, he played 30 first-class and nine List A matches over his career, with his final matches at both levels coming in the 1998–99 season.^[8] In the SACA District competition, Faull played for the Tea Tree Gully District Cricket Club.^[9]

References

1. Miscellaneous Matches played by Martin Faull (25) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
2. New South Wales v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 1990/91 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
3. South Australia v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield 1990/91 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
4. First-Class Matches played by Martin Faull (30) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
5. List A Matches played by Martin Faull (9) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
6. Sheffield Shield 1996/97: Batting and Fielding for South Australia – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
7. New South Wales v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 1997/98 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
8. Martin Faull – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
9. Martin Faull’s Tea Tree Gully Cricket Cap – Antiques Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2012.