| Walter Vezey | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Walter John Vezey |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, London, England |
| Death Place: | Arawali, North-West Frontier Province, British India |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Europeans |
| Year1: | 1925/26 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 49 |
| Bat Avg1: | 16.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 21 |
| Deliveries1: | 112 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 19.33 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 31 December |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/walter-vezey-35760 Cricinfo |
Walter John Vezey (12 January 1901 – 4 April 1926) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
The son of Peter Vezey and his wife, Lottie,[1] he was born at Edmonton in January 1901. He was educated at Haileybury, before going up to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. From there, he graduated as a second lieutenant into the Royal Engineers and was later attached to the Royal Bombay Sappers in British India.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1922. Whilst in India, Vezey made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Sikhs and the Muslims in the 1925–26 Lahore Tournament.[3] He scored 49 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 21,[4] while with the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 19.33.[5] While a passenger on 4 April 1926 aboard a DH.9A of No. 60 Squadron RAF flown by Pilot Officer David John Lloyd, Vezey was killed when the aircraft crashed in the North-West Frontier Province; the pilot was also killed in the crash.[6]