John Walker (Surrey cricketer)

John Walker (Surrey cricketer)

John Walker (1768 – 3 September 1835), was a noted professional cricketer in the late 18th century. His career spanned the 1789 to 1806 seasons and he played mainly for Surrey and various representative sides, including MCC.

He was born in Churt, near Frensham, Surrey, and belonged to a cricketing family, his brothers being the more famous Tom and Harry Walker.

John Walker was a useful batsman who made 50 known appearances in major cricket matches. He scored a known total of 588 runs in 90 innings with a highest score of 35. He has also been credited with 22 catches and 1 (bowled) wicket. His fielding statistics are made uncertain by scorecards stating "c Walker" when he was playing alongside one or both of his brothers.

He continued to play in local cricket until his death which was caused by an accident on the field. He had tripped over a tuft of grass and ruptured himself. He died from complications nine days later, in Thursley, Surrey.

In "Scores & Biographies", Arthur Haygarth states that Walker lived in Thursley for 41 years and was a grocer because he had confused him with the John Walker that created the Johnnie Walker whisky brand.

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/37/37861/37861.html CricketArchive record of John Walker]

Further reading

* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826)", Lillywhite, 1862


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Walker — is the name of:Politicians* John Walker (Virginia) (1744 ndash;1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier * John Walker (Missouri politician) (1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri * John M. Walker, Jr. (b. 1940), former chief judge of… …   Wikipedia

  • John Wood (cricketer) — For the former Durham cricketer, please see John Wood (cricketer, born 1970) John Wood was the name of two prominent English cricketers during the 18th century. They are often difficult to tell apart and need to be discussed in tandem. One was… …   Wikipedia

  • David Harris (cricketer) — David Harris Personal information Full name David Harris Born 1755 Elvetham, Hampshire, England Died 19 May 1803 Crookham Village, Hampshire, England Batting style left handed (LHB) Bowling style underarm: right arm fast (R …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Walker (cricketer) — Tom Walker (16 November, 1762 – 1 March, 1831) was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club and for Surrey.Walker was born in Churt, near Frensham, Surrey. Known as Old Everlasting , Walker was one of the greatest batsmen of the… …   Wikipedia

  • William Lambert (cricketer) — William Lambert (born 1779 at Burstow, Surrey; died 19 April 1851 at Nutfield, Surrey) was a famous English cricketer in the first two decades of the 19th century. Playing mainly for Surrey from 1801, but also for MCC and some other county teams …   Wikipedia

  • 1789 English cricket season — In the 1789 English cricket season, while Hampshire played Kent on Windmill Down, the Storming of the Bastille was taking place in Paris and the French Revolution ended the first cricket overseas tour before it even began. Matches Other events… …   Wikipedia

  • 1797 English cricket season — In the 1797 English cricket season, MCC enjoyed great success on the field, winning 9 of its 11 matches. Matches First mentions* John Bennett (Hampshire cricketer) ndash; played 61 matches from 1797 to 1818 * John Gibbons (MCC cricketer) (MCC;… …   Wikipedia

  • 1794 English cricket season — In the 1794 English cricket season, Berkshire had the strongest county team. Matches First mentions* John Lambert * Edward Winter * Briden (MCC cricketer) * James Beeston aka Tom Brown (Middlesex) ndash; played 24 matches to 1808 * Rice… …   Wikipedia

  • 1792 English cricket season — In the 1792 English cricket season, Kent played Hampshire at Cobham Park, which was Lord Darnley’s estate and the home of the Bligh family. Ninety years later it became the home of the Ashes in the shape of the urn brought back from Australia by… …   Wikipedia

  • 1799 English cricket season — In the 1799 English cricket season, Surrey again beat All England three times. As in the previous year, the number of matches declined due to the effect of the Napoleonic War.A cricket club was formed at Seringapatam in south India after the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”