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Alfred Walker (cricketer)

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Alfred Walker
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Walker
Born8 September 1827
Southgate, Middlesex, England
Died4 September 1870(1870-09-04) (aged 42)
Arnos Grove, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown-arm underarm
RelationsSee: The Walkers of Southgate
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1846–1848Cambridge University
1851–1859Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 95
Batting average 4.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20
Balls bowled 308
Wickets 36
Bowling average 13.83
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 7/?
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022

Alfred Walker (8 September 1827 – 4 September 1870) was an English cricketer.

Walker was born in Southgate, Middlesex and was the second of seven cricket playing brothers – the Walkers of Southgate. He was educated in Stanmore and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He played as a right-handed batsman and an underarm bowler in fourteen first-class matches for Cambridge University (1846–1848) and a Middlesex XI (1851–1859). He died in Arnos Grove, aged 42.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Walker, Alfred (WLKR845A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Venn' gives his place of death as Margate.
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