Aubrey Peter Walshe (born 1 January 1934) is a Zimbabwean political scientist and a former first-class cricketer.

Aubrey Walshe
Personal information
Full name
Aubrey Peter Walshe
Born (1934-01-01) 1 January 1934 (age 90)
Salisbury, Mashonaland,
Southern Rhodesia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953–1956Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 46
Runs scored 900
Batting average 14.75
100s/50s –/2
Top score 77
Catches/stumpings 48/12
Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2020

Walshe was born at Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia in January 1934. He received his primary schooling in South Africa at Johannesburg and his secondary education back in Rhodesia at Bulawayo.[1] He later studied in England at Wadham College at the University of Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1953. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1956, making 46 appearances.[3] Playing as a wicket-keeper, Walshe scored 900 runs at an average of 14.75, with a high score of 77. Behind the stumps he took 48 catches and made 12 stumpings.[4]

After gaining his doctorate from St Anthony's College, Oxford where he was also an Oppenheimer fellow, he returned to Africa where he lectured at the University of Lesotho from 1959 to 1962. From there he emigrated to the United States, where he became professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame in 1967.[2] Walshe has held fellowships with a number of institutes, including the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Joan Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.[1] He has published a number of books on African politics including black nationalism and liberation movements.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Graybill, Lyn S.; Thompson, Kenneth W. (1998). Africa's Second Wave of Freedom: Development, Democracy, and Rights. University Press of America. p. 173. ISBN 0761810714.
  2. ^ a b c International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 565. ISBN 1857431790.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Aubrey Walshe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Aubrey Walshe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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