Harry Walker (cricketer)
Harry Walker (1760 – July 1805) was a noted English cricketer who played mainly for Surrey sides. He was a left-handed batsman who played first-class cricket from 1786 until 1802, making 101 appearances in first-class matches.[1][2]
He was born at Churt, near Frensham in Surrey in 1760 and died at Brook near Witley also in Surrey in 1805.[1] Walker was the elder brother of the great batsman Tom Walker, who is also credited with introducing roundarm bowling, the predecessor of modern overarm bowling.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Harry Walker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-11-07. (subscription required)
- ^ Harry Walker, CricInfo. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Australia's nemesis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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