George Walkden Explained

George Walkden
Country:England
Fullname:George Godfrey Walkden
Birth Date:10 March 1883
Birth Place:Derby, England
Death Place:Risley, Derbyshire, England
Year1:1905 - 1906
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:6 July
Debutyear1:1905
Debutagainst1:Nottinghamshire
Lastdate1:11 June
Lastyear1:1906
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:7
Runs1:114
Bat Avg1:8.76
100S/50S1:/
Top Score1:33
Catches/Stumpings1:2/-
Date:July
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33551/33551.html

George Godfrey Walkden (10 March 1883 – 16 May 1923) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1906.

Walkden was born at Derby. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1905 season in July against Nottinghamshire, when he made 27 runs in his first innings. He played five more matches for Derbyshire during the 1905 season making his top score of 33 against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). His regular double figure run totals tailed off after his first three matches and he played just one match for the county in the 1906 season.

Walkden played 13 innings in seven first-class matches with an average of 8.76 and a top score of 33.[1]

In 1908 Walkden joined the 1st Derbyshire Howitzer Battery of the Territorial Force as a Second lieutenant.[2] In May 1923, Walkden had a motor cycle accident near Risley, Derbyshire and died at Derby Infirmary [3] at the age of 40.

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33551/33551.html George Walkden at Cricket Archive
  2. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28204/pages/9468/page.pdf The London Gazette 11 December 1908
  3. http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228168.html Wisden - Obituaries in 1923