A Surrey man, he was a prominent single wicket player who is recorded playing in challenge matches at the Artillery Ground.
Faulkner's first recorded appearance was on 2 June 1744 when he played in an eleven-a-side match for London against a combined Surrey and Sussex team at the Artillery Ground.
[1][2][3][4] As a prizefighter, Faulkner's first recorded bout was at Long Fields, Bloomsbury, roughly the site of modern Russell Square, on 16 February 1757, against a Frenchman, Monsieur Petit.
[citation needed] One of his last fights was against the Irishman Rossemus Gregory on 28 April 1777, which Faulkner won after twenty rounds and a gruelling 116 minutes.
[citation needed] Faulkner retired to manage the Welsh Harp public house at 28, Aylesbury Street, St James Clerkenwell.