George Walker | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | George Arthur Walker |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1919 |
Birth Place: | West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England |
Death Place: | Bridlington, Yorkshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
Year1: | 1937 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 2 |
Runs1: | 24 |
Bat Avg1: | 24.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 10 |
Deliveries1: | 288 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 176.00 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 1/98 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/ - |
Date: | 8 March |
Year: | 2013 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22668.html Cricinfo |
George Arthur Walker (25 January 1919 - 31 August 1995) was an English cricketer. Walker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.
Walker made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in the 1937 County Championship against Yorkshire at Headingley, and Lancashire at Trent Bridge.[1] Despite bowling a total of 48 overs in his two matches, Walker took just a solitary wicket,[2] that of Lancashire's Eddie Phillipson.[3] With the bat he scored a total of 24 runs with a high score of 10 not out.[4]
At the end of the 1937 season Walker retired from professional cricket and joined the Nottingham City Police.[5]
He died at Bridlington, Yorkshire, on 31 August 1995.