Isaac Walker (cricketer)

For other people named Isaac Walker, see Isaac Walker (disambiguation).

Isaac Walker
Personal information
Full name
Isaac Donnithorne Walker
Born(1844-01-08)8 January 1844
Southgate, Middlesex, England
Died6 July 1898(1898-07-06) (aged 54)
Regent's Park, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm slow (underarm)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1862-1884Middlesex
1862–1884Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
1864-1876Gentlemen of the South
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 294
Runs scored 11400
Batting average 24.51
100s/50s 7/60
Top score 179
Balls bowled 9964
Wickets 218
Bowling average 22.11
5 wickets in innings 9
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/42
Catches/stumpings 250/3
Source: Cricket Archive, 8 January 2016

Isaac Donnithorne Walker (8 January 1844 – 6 July 1898) was an English cricketer.[1]

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

  1. ^ "Obituaries in 1898". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 24 November 2005.
  2. ^ a b "A famous cricketer's will". The Sydney Morning Herald: 8. 7 December 1898.
  3. ^ "Isaac Walker". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Middlesex County Cricket Captain
1873–1884 		Succeeded by