George Walker (cricketer, born 1919)
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| Full name | George Arthur Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1919 West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 August 1995 (aged 76) Bridlington, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1937 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Arthur Walker (25 January 1919 – 31 August 1995) was an English cricketer. Walker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.
Walker made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in the 1937 County Championship against Yorkshire at Headingley, and Lancashire at Trent Bridge.[1] Despite bowling a total of 48 overs in his two matches, Walker took just a solitary wicket,[2] that of Lancashire's Eddie Phillipson.[3] With the bat he scored a total of 24 runs with a high score of 10 not out.[4]
At the end of the 1937 season Walker retired from professional cricket and joined the Nottingham City Police.[5]
He died at Bridlington, Yorkshire, on 31 August 1995.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, 1937 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ The Cricketer, 11 September 1937, p. 616.
External links
[edit]- George Walker at ESPNcricinfo
- George Walker at CricketArchive