Charles Walker (cricketer, born 1851)
Charles William Walker (11 January 1851 – 2 March 1915) was an English first-class cricketer.
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Full name | Charles William Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 January 1851 Bradford, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 March 1915 64) Palmerston North, New Zealand | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ashley Walker (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2019 |
The son of Charles Walker, he was born in January 1851 at Bolling Hall, Bradford. He was educated at Harrow School, where he captained the cricket eleven in 1870.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at Beeston in 1870.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 19 runs in the Gentlemen of the South first-innings by W. G. Grace, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 40 runs by Fred Grace. With his right-arm slow bowling, he bowled a total of 26 wicketless overs across the match.[3] After leaving Harrow he went into business, before emigrating to New Zealand, where he died at Palmerston North in March 1915.[1] His cousin, Ashley Walker, also played first-class cricket.
References
- Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. p. 384.
- "First-Class Matches played by Charles Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Gentlemen of the North v Gentlemen of the South, 1870". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2019.