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{{Infobox cricketer | name = Caleb Falconer | image = | fullname = Caleb Matthew Falconer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|2|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Gqeberha, South Africa | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right arm medium pace | role = | family = | club1 = Middlesex | year1 = 2026 | clubnumber1 = 23 | type1 = First-class | debutdate1 = 8 May | debutyear1 = 2026 | debutfor1 = Middlesex | debutagainst1 = Lancashire | type2 = T20 | debutdate2 = 22 May | debutyear2 = 2026 | debutfor2 = Middlesex | debutagainst2 = Kent | columns = 2 | hidedeliveries = true | column1 = FC | matches1 = 2 | runs1 = 68 | bat avg1 = 17.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 48 | deliveries1 = | wickets1 = | bowl avg1 = - | fivefor1 = - | tenfor1 = - | best bowling1 = | catches/stumpings1 = 0/– | column2 = T20 | matches2 = 1 | runs2 = 12 | bat avg2 = 12.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 12 | deliveries2 = | wickets2 = | bowl avg2 = - | fivefor2 = - | tenfor2 = - | best bowling2 = | catches/stumpings2 = 1/– | date = 22 May 2026 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/caleb-falconer-1434859 ESPNcricinfo }}

'''Caleb Matthew Falconer''' (born 14 September 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Middlesex. He is a right-handed batter and right arm fast medium pace bowler. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex on 8 May 2026. He was purchased by Southern Brave in the player auction for the 2026 The Hundred season.

==Career== Born in Gqeberha, South Africa, Falconer attended Herbert Hurd Primary School and scored three successive centuries at a junior level.<ref>{{cite web|first=Neale|last=Emslie|url= https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-02-23-from-herbert-hurd-prodigy-to-world-cup-hero/# |website=The Herald|accessdate=8 May 2026|title= From Herbert Hurd prodigy to World Cup hero - Caleb Falconer’s century shines despite England’s loss|date=February 23, 2026}}</ref> He was also educated at Grey High School in South Africa. With his family, he moved to Berkshire when he was a teenager and attended Millfield in Somerset. Playing for Middlesex U18s in 2024, he scored 1,062 runs with his haul including a double century against Sussex, and he was named Middlesex Youth Player of the Year. That summer, he also scored 130 in the Second-XI Championship against Lancashire. He subsequently signed an academy contract with Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Independent |title= Bursary student looks to break boundaries in professional cricketing world|first=Rod|last=Minchin |date=14 Aug 2025 |accessdate=9 Feb 2026|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/south-african-ab-de-villiers-middlesex-somerset-cricket-b2807526.html?test_group=lighteradlayout}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website= somersetcountygazette.co.uk|url= https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/sport/25389395.millfield-bursary-student-become-professional-cricketer/|title=Millfield bursary student to become professional cricketer|date=14 Aug 2025|accessdate=8 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://peexpress.co.za/from-gqeberha-to-england-squad-dreams/|accessdate=9 Feb 2026|title= From Gqeberha to England squad dreams|website=PE Express|date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref>

Falconer played for England U19 at the 2026 U19 World Cup, scoring a century in the final against India from 63 balls, in February 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/premiumfeatures/thanks_dad_that_was_our_hundred_how_caleb_falconer_became_english_cricket_brightest_talents.html?t=639083844244176648 |title="Thanks dad, that was our hundred": Caleb Falconer's journey to a World Cup final century |accessdate=8 May 2026|first=Nick|last=Friend|date=6 March 2026|website=The Cricketer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=U19 CWC Final: Caleb Falconer smashes century off just 63 balls|website=Sky Sports|accessdate=9 Feb 2026|url= https://www.skysports.com/cricket/video/37485/13504119/u19-cwc-final-caleb-falconer-smashes-century-off-just-63-balls|date= 6 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Friend|date=9 Feb 2026|accessdate=9 Feb 2026| url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england-premium/rise_caleb_falconer_unbelievable_athlete_extremely_grounded.html?t=639062311490064141|title= The rise of Caleb Falconer: "An unbelievable athlete and extremely grounded" |website=The Cricketer}}</ref> The following month, he was purchased by Southern Brave in the player auction ahead of the 2026 The Hundred season, with Falconer becoming the first player to sign a men's Hundred deal before making their senior county debut.<ref>{{cite web|website=thecricketer.com|title= Southern Brave bank on England's best youngsters: "You can't be afraid to give opportunities" |accessdate=2 April 2026|date=15 Mar 2026|url= https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/the-hundred-premium/southern_brave_bank_england_best_youngsters_you_cant_be_afraid_give_opportunities.html?t=639092582480792973}}</ref> Falconer scored an unbeaten 177 for the Middlesex second-XI against Surrey on 24 April 2026, before striking a second hundred in as many matches for the second-XI the following week against Hampshire.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2026/04/squad-news-match-preview-middlesex-v-durham-rothesay-county-championship|website=middlesexccc.com|accessdate=30 April 2026|title= SQUAD NEWS & MATCH PREVIEW - MIDDLESEX V DURHAM - ROTHESAY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP|date=30 April 2026}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Middlesex on 8 May 2026 against Lancashire.<ref>{{cite web|website=espncricinfo|accessdate=8 May 2026|date=8 May 2026|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2026-1513324/lancashire-vs-middlesex-20th-match-1513415/live-cricket-score|title=Lancashire vs. Middlesex}}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}}

{{Middlesex County Cricket Club squad}} {{Southern Brave squad}} {{Authority control}}

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