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| name = Niel Walker <br />
| image = <br />
| country = [[England]]<br />
| fullname = Niel Alexander McDonald Walker<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|8|22|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Poona]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|8|10|1895|8|22|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Sheffield]], England<br />
| batting = Right-handed batsman <br />
| bowling = Right-arm medium pace bowler<br />
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| lasttestdate = <br />
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| club1 = Europeans (India) <br />
| year1 = 1923–1927<br />
| club2 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]<br />
| year2 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1931|1931]]&ndash;[[Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1936|1936]]<br />
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| type1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| debutdate1 = 18 March<br />
| debutyear1 = 1924<br />
| debutfor1 = Europeans<br />
| debutagainst1 = Hindus<br />
| lastdate1 = 13 May<br />
| lastyear1 = 1936<br />
| lastfor1 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] <br />
| lastagainst1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] <br />
| columns = 1<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches1 = 4<br />
| runs1 = 48<br />
| bat avg1 = 8.00<br />
| 100s/50s1 = / <br />
| top score1 = 18<br />
| deliveries1 = 204<br />
| wickets1 = 2<br />
| bowl avg1 = 38.50<br />
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| best bowling1 = 1-12<br />
| catches/stumpings1= 1/-<br />
| date = February<br />
| year = 2012<br />
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14824/14824.html<br />
}}<br />
'''Niel Alexander McDonald Walker''' (22 August 1895 – 10 August 1960) was a British army officer and a [[cricket]]er who played in tournaments in India and for [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]].<br />
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Walker was born at [[Poona]], [[Maharashtra]], India. At the start of the [[World War I|First World War]] he was at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the [[Sherwood Foresters]] on 12 May 1915.<ref>[http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/29159/supplements/4539/page.pdf The London Gazette, 11 May, 1915]</ref><br />
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After the war Walker saw service in India, where he also took part in cricket tournaments. In 1924 he played for the Europeans in the Lahore Tournament, and in 1926 against a [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) touring side led by [[Arthur Gilligan]]. In 1927 and 1928 he played for the Europeans in the Sind Tournament. He was in England when he played for [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1931|Derbyshire in 1931]] against New Zealand. He played for Derbyshire again in the [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1936|1936]] in their Championship winning season against [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]].<br />
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Walker was a right-hand batsman who played 6 innings in 4 first-class matches. His top score was 18 and his average 8. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 2 wickets at an average of 38.5.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14824/14824.html Niel Walker at Cricket Archive]</ref><br />
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Walker saw service in the [[World War II|Second World War]] and became a [[brigadier]] commanding [[113 Infantry Brigade]] in April to June 1942.<ref>[http://www.generals.dk/general/Walker/Niel_Alexander_McDonald/Great_Britain.html The Generals of WWII]</ref><br />
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Walker died at [[Sheffield]], [[Yorkshire]] at the age of 65.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://generals.dk/general/Walker/Niel_Alexander_McDonald/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]<br />
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