Tom Faulkner known as "Long Tom", was a noted English cricket

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er of the mid-Georgian period.

A Surrey

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 man, he was a prominent single wicket player who frequently played in challenge matches at the Artillery Ground

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He played regularly for the prestigious Addington Cricket Club

Addington Cricket Club

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 in Surrey and appears in the records from 1744 until 1761.

He was also a well-known prizefighter

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under his "Long Tom" sobriquet.

Unfortunately, very little is known of his personal details .