Joe Walters (cricketer)

Joseph Arthur Walters (12 February 1940 – 16 May 2021) was an English first-class cricketer who played five matches for Nottinghamshire in 1958 and 1959.[1]

Joe Walters
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Arthur Walters
Born(1940-02-12)12 February 1940
Bolsover, Derbyshire, England
Died16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 81)
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1959Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 64
Batting average 64.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 21*
Balls bowled 712
Wickets 10
Bowling average 46.40
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/139
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2021

Walters was signed by Nottinghamshire in 1954 at the age of 14.[2] A leg-spinner, he took 6 for 139 off 36.3 overs against Oxford University in May 1959. It was the only match in which he was dismissed: in his nine innings he was not out eight times, and by a statistical quirk his final batting average of 64 was more than three times his highest score.[3]

Walters' professional cricket career was ended by an injury he suffered in a fall at work. He played his last match at 19 years of age. He died in May 2021, two months after he and his wife Marian had celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.[2]

References
  1. "Joseph Walters". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Joe Walters". Notts CCC. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. "Oxford University v Nottinghamshire 1959". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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