Charles Walker (cricketer, born 1851)

Charles William Walker (11 January 1851 – 2 March 1915) was an English first-class cricketer.

Charles Walker

Personal information
Full name	Charles William Walker
Born	11 January 1851 Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Died	2 March 1915(1915-03-02) (aged 64) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow
Relations	Ashley Walker (cousin)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 59 Batting average 29.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 40 Balls bowled 104 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
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

1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. p. 384.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. "Gentlemen of the North v Gentlemen of the South, 1870". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

External links

• Charles Walker at ESPNcricinfo