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Jack Walker (2 March 1914 – 29 May 1968) was an English cricketer. He played one first-class match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1949.[1]

Jack Walker
Personal information
Born(1914-03-02)2 March 1914
Cobham, Kent
Died29 May 1968(1968-05-29) (aged 54)
Cobham, Kent
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949Kent
Only FC1 June 1949 Kent v Essex
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2014

Walker was born at Cobham in Kent in 1914.[1] He played as a wicket-keeper at club level for Gravesend Cricket Club and made his only first-class appearance for Kent at The Bat and Ball Ground, playing against Essex in the 1949 County Championship.[2] He scored 19 runs, took two catches and made two stumping in the match which was played on his home club ground.[3] He played twice for the county Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and was chairman of Cobham Cricket Club for 21 years.[2][4]

Walker died at Cobham in 1948 after collapsing aged 54.[2] His son, Richard, played regularly for Middlesex and Kent's Second XIs and his grandson, Matt Walker played over 500 matches for Kent and Essex and later coached Kent.[3][5]


References


  1. "Jack Walker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. Walker, Jack, Obituaries in 1968, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1969. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. Milton H (1999) The Bat and Ball Gravesend: a first-class cricket history. Gravesend: Gravesend Cricket Club. ISBN 0 9536041 0 1
  4. Jack Walker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2020. (subscription required)
  5. Richard Walker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2020. (subscription required)



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