Stanley Walker (cricketer)

Stanley George Walker (18 May 1908 — 26 November 1993) was an English cricketer. who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1932.

Stanley Walker

Personal information
Full name	Stanley George Walker
Born	(1908-05-18)18 May 1908 Pinxton, Derbyshire, England
Died	26 November 1993(1993-11-26) (aged 85) Edinburgh, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Left-arm medium fast bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1932	Derbyshire
First-class debut	27 August 1932 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 8 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s / Top score 7 Balls bowled 18 Wickets 1 Bowling average 6.00 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 1-6 Catches/stumpings 0/-
Source: , January 2012

Walker was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire, and attended Pinxton School. He played for Derbyshire in the 1932 season in one match against Leicestershire in August which was a victory for Derbyshire. He was out lbw in both innings on 1 and 7, but took a wicket in three overs bowling for 6 runs. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.[1] He became a professional in Scotland at Ferguslie. In 1938 he played two games for Scotland against Australians, and in 1945 two games against the Royal Australian Air Force.[2]

Walker later stood in as an umpire. In 1949 and 1950 he was in Lancashire, but by 1953 was back in Scotland. There, his umpiring between 1953 and 1967 included four first-class matches, most notably when Pakistan played Scotland in 1954.

Walker died at the age of 85 in Edinburgh.

References

1. Stanley Walker at Cricket Archive
2. Cricket Scotland