Isaac Walker (cricketer)
Isaac Donnithorne Walker (8 January 1844 – 6 July 1898) was an English cricketer.[1]
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| Full name | Isaac Donnithorne Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1844 Southgate, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 July 1898 (aged 54) Regent's Park, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm slow (underarm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1862-1884 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1862–1884 | Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1864-1876 | Gentlemen of the South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 8 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walker was born in Southgate, London, the youngest of seven cricket-playing brothers. The family were part-owners of Taylor Walker & Co brewery in Limehouse.[2]
He was a right-handed batsman and an underarm slow right-arm bowler. He played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (1862–1884), a Middlesex XI (1862–1863) and Middlesex County Cricket Club (1864–1884). He succeeded his brother Edward as captain of Middlesex in 1873 and served in the post for twelve seasons.
His family's cricket ground at Southgate is maintained by the Walker Trust to this day. He died at Regent's Park, aged 54.[3] His estate was valued at £195,483.[2]
References
- "Obituaries in 1898". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 24 November 2005.
- "A famous cricketer's will". The Sydney Morning Herald: 8. 7 December 1898.
- "Isaac Walker". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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