Donald Walker (cricketer)
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Donald Frederick Walker (15 August 1912 – 18 June 1941) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire between 1937-1939. A left-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper Walker played 73 first class games for Hampshire. In 1937 during a County Championship match played against Sussex, at the United Services Recreation Ground Walker and Gerry Hill put on 235 for the 5th wicket, which remains to this day a Hampshire record. A patient batsman, Walker was able to manufacture an innings with great touch. His best season came in 1939, in what was to be his last season. Walker scored 1,117 runs, including three centuries; average 29.39.
Walker was also a strong Rugby player, he captained the Dorset County team and also captained a Royal Air Force side.
With the onset of the Second World War Walker joined the Royal Air Force. While on a bombing raid on 18 June 1941 Walker was shot down and killed 2 km north of Best in the Netherlands.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Walker, Donald |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
15 August 1912 |
| Place of birth |
Wandsworth Common, London |
| Date of death |
18 June 1941 |
| Place of death |
Best |
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1941 deaths
- English cricketers
- Hampshire cricketers
- People from Wandsworth
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Air Force officers
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