Arthur Walton Walker (10 September 1891 – 13 January 1968) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Arthur Walton Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1891 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 1968 (aged 76) Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walker was born at Belfast in September 1891.[1] The son of a Queen's University music professor,[1] Walker was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, before going up to Queen's University.[1] He played his club cricket in Belfast for Cliftonville and Queen's University Cricket Club, before moving to Dublin in 1913 to study at Trinity College.[1] Playing his club cricket in Dublin for Dublin University Cricket Club, Walker found himself called into the Ireland team in 1913 for their annual first-class match against Scotland, played at Edinburgh.[2] Despite being a bowler, he did not bowl in the match,[1] and in his one batting innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by Donald McDonald.[3] He did not feature for Ireland after this match.[1] Walker died at Bangor in January 1968.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Player profile: Arthur Walton Walker". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Walker". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1913". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.