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{{short description|English cricketer}} | |||
{{About||another cricketer|Peter Walker (cricketer, born 1952)}} | |||
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{{Infobox cricketer | |||
| name = Peter Walker | |||
| image = Peter Walker of Glamorgan.jpg | |||
| caption = Walker in 1976 | |||
| fullname = Peter Michael Walker | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|2|17|df=yes}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Clifton, Bristol]], England | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|4|5|1936|2|17|df=yes}} | |||
| batting = Right-handed | |||
| bowling = Left-arm | |||
| columns = 2 | |||
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] | |||
| matches1 = 3 | |||
| runs1 = 128 | |||
| bat avg1 = 32.00 | |||
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1 | |||
| top score1 = 52 | |||
| deliveries1 = 78 | |||
| wickets1 = 0 | |||
| bowl avg1 = – | |||
| fivefor1 = – | |||
| tenfor1 = – | |||
| best bowling1 = – | |||
| catches/stumpings1= 5/– | |||
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | |||
| matches2 = 469 | |||
| runs2 = 17,650 | |||
| bat avg2 = 26.03 | |||
| 100s/50s2 = 13/92 | |||
| top score2 = 152[[not out|*]] | |||
| deliveries2 = 58,125 | |||
| wickets2 = 834 | |||
| bowl avg2 = 28.63 | |||
| fivefor2 = 25 | |||
| tenfor2 = 2 | |||
| best bowling2 = 7/58 | |||
| catches/stumpings2= 697/– | |||
| international = true | |||
| country = England | |||
| testdebutagainst = South Africa | |||
| testdebutdate = 9 June | |||
| testdebutyear = 1960 | |||
| lasttestdate = 7 July | |||
| lasttestyear = 1960 | |||
| lasttestagainst = South Africa | |||
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22276.html CricInfo | |||
| date = 17 April | |||
| year = 2020 | |||
}} | |||
Walker | '''Peter Michael Walker''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (17 February 1936 – 5 April 2020<ref name="Cap">{{cite book |title=If The Cap Fits |last=Bateman |first=Colin |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page=[https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse/page/179 179] |url=https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse/page/179 }}</ref>) was an English [[cricket]]er, who played in three [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for the [[England cricket team]] in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1652950 |title=Obituary: Peter Walker |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Playing career== | |||
Walker was born in [[Clifton, Bristol]], England, but educated partly in South Africa. A tall right-handed middle-order batsman, a left-arm bowler who varied his pace between medium-paced seamers and slow spinners, and a spectacularly good close catcher, specialising in fielding at short-leg, he played all his county cricket for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]].<ref name="Cap"/> | |||
For a few years at the beginning of his cricket career, he also played during the English winters for the South African provincial sides, [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] and [[Western Province cricket team|Western Province]]. | |||
As a batsman, Walker made 1,000 runs in a season eleven times,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28999293/glamorgan-stalwart-peter-walker-dies-aged-84 |title=Glamorgan stalwart Peter Walker dies aged 84 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> often seeming to do well when his colleagues faltered. Nevertheless, in seventeen years of [[first-class cricket]] he made only thirteen centuries, and his career average of 26 reflected soundness rather than flair, on the unpredictable surfaces that applied in the days of uncovered pitches. His bowling was effective more than penetrating, but, in 1961, he took 101 wickets to achieve the [[Double (cricket)|double]] of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, and he was not far short in 1959 and 1962. As a fielder, he ranks among the best of all time: he took 697 catches in 469 career matches, and his 73 catches in 1961 – to go alongside his 1,000 runs and 100 wickets – is the third highest figure for a fielder in a single English cricket season, after [[Wally Hammond]] and [[Mickey Stewart]]; and the best 'treble' – runs, wickets and catches ever recorded in the history of the first-class game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Walker - a tribute |url=https://www.glamorgancricket.com/news/peter-walker-a-tribute |website=Glamorgan CCC |access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> | |||
Walker was picked for three Tests against [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] who toured England in 1960; he batted well down the order in all three games and hardly bowled at all, but probably did well enough to have expected further chances. But at a time of batting riches for England and [[Spin bowling|spin]] competition from [[David Allen (cricketer)|David Allen]], [[Ray Illingworth]] and [[Fred Titmus]], he never got back into contention after playing in the first three Tests, all of which England won.<ref name="Cap"/> | |||
==After cricket== | |||
He stayed with Glamorgan until 1972 when, after being passed over for the [[Captain (cricket)|captaincy]], he retired to become a [[Sports journalism|cricket writer]] and broadcaster. For many years, he introduced the [[BBC Television]]'s coverage of the [[Pro40|Sunday League]]. | |||
In 1985, Walker was the founder and managing director of Merlin Television, which became the largest independent production company in Wales, and after selling out in 1996, became the first chief executive of the newly formed [[Cricket Board of Wales]]. He was also largely responsible for the development of the National Cricket Centre for Wales at Glamorgan's home ground at [[Sophia Gardens]] in [[Cardiff]]. | |||
In 2009, he was elected President of [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club]]. | |||
Walker was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE), in the [[2011 New Year Honours]], for services to cricket.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59647 |date=31 December 2010 |page=23 |supp=y }}</ref> | |||
He died on 5 April 2020 at the age of 84, after a stroke.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Glamorgan and England cricketer Peter Walker|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/25748988|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=6 April 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Books== | |||
* ''Winning Cricket'' (1965) | |||
* ''Cricket Conversations'' (1978) | |||
* ''The All-Rounder'' (1979) | |||
* ''It's Not Just Cricket'' (autobiography) ([[Fairfield Books]], 2006, {{ISBN|0-9544-8864-4}})<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fairfieldbooks.org.uk/#/authors/peterwalker | title=Peter Walker | publisher=Fairfield Books | access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{Reflist}} | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140606041737/http://fairfieldbooks.org.uk/Authors/peterwalker.html Author's note at Fairfield Books website] | |||
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| Full name | Peter Michael Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1936 Clifton, Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 April 2020 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 9 June 1960 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 July 1960 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Michael Walker MBE (17 February 1936 – 5 April 2020[1]) was an English cricketer, who played in three Test matches for the England cricket team in 1960.[2]
Playing career[edit | edit source]
Walker was born in Clifton, Bristol, England, but educated partly in South Africa. A tall right-handed middle-order batsman, a left-arm bowler who varied his pace between medium-paced seamers and slow spinners, and a spectacularly good close catcher, specialising in fielding at short-leg, he played all his county cricket for Glamorgan.[1]
For a few years at the beginning of his cricket career, he also played during the English winters for the South African provincial sides, Transvaal and Western Province.
As a batsman, Walker made 1,000 runs in a season eleven times,[3] often seeming to do well when his colleagues faltered. Nevertheless, in seventeen years of first-class cricket he made only thirteen centuries, and his career average of 26 reflected soundness rather than flair, on the unpredictable surfaces that applied in the days of uncovered pitches. His bowling was effective more than penetrating, but, in 1961, he took 101 wickets to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, and he was not far short in 1959 and 1962. As a fielder, he ranks among the best of all time: he took 697 catches in 469 career matches, and his 73 catches in 1961 – to go alongside his 1,000 runs and 100 wickets – is the third highest figure for a fielder in a single English cricket season, after Wally Hammond and Mickey Stewart; and the best 'treble' – runs, wickets and catches ever recorded in the history of the first-class game.[4]
Walker was picked for three Tests against South Africa who toured England in 1960; he batted well down the order in all three games and hardly bowled at all, but probably did well enough to have expected further chances. But at a time of batting riches for England and spin competition from David Allen, Ray Illingworth and Fred Titmus, he never got back into contention after playing in the first three Tests, all of which England won.[1]
After cricket[edit | edit source]
He stayed with Glamorgan until 1972 when, after being passed over for the captaincy, he retired to become a cricket writer and broadcaster. For many years, he introduced the BBC Television's coverage of the Sunday League.
In 1985, Walker was the founder and managing director of Merlin Television, which became the largest independent production company in Wales, and after selling out in 1996, became the first chief executive of the newly formed Cricket Board of Wales. He was also largely responsible for the development of the National Cricket Centre for Wales at Glamorgan's home ground at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
In 2009, he was elected President of Glamorgan County Cricket Club.
Walker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), in the 2011 New Year Honours, for services to cricket.[5]
He died on 5 April 2020 at the age of 84, after a stroke.[6]
Books[edit | edit source]
- Winning Cricket (1965)
- Cricket Conversations (1978)
- The All-Rounder (1979)
- It's Not Just Cricket (autobiography) (Fairfield Books, 2006, ISBN 0-9544-8864-4)[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 179. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ↑ "Obituary: Peter Walker". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "Glamorgan stalwart Peter Walker dies aged 84". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "Peter Walker - a tribute". Glamorgan CCC. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 23.
- ↑ "Obituary: Glamorgan and England cricketer Peter Walker". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "Peter Walker". Fairfield Books. Retrieved 8 July 2019.