Gilbert Walker (15 February 1888 – 8 May 1952) was an English cricketer. Walker was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Olton, Warwickshire.
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| Full name | Gilbert Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1888 Olton, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1952 (aged 64) Werribee, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1912 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walker made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Sussex at Edgbaston in the 1912 County Championship.[1] Sussex made 151 in their first-innings and in response Warwickshire made 257 in their first-innings, with Walker being dismissed for a duck by Harry Simms. Sussex made 150 in their second-innings, leaving Warwickshire with a target of 45. Walker had batted at number eight in the first-innings, but was promoted to open the batting, scoring 13 runs before he was dismissed by Simms. Despite this, Warwickshire won the match by 6 wickets.[2] This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gilbert Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1912 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Deaths". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 May 1952. p. 13.
- Gilbert Walker at ESPNcricinfo
- Gilbert Walker at CricketArchive