About John Walker
Lived 1826 – 1885 (aged 58). John Walker was a British cricketer.
John Walker (15 September 1826 – 14 August 1885) was an English cricketer.
Walker was born in Palmers Green, the eldest of seven cricket playing brothers and four sisters - known historically as The Walkers of Southgate. He was educated in Stanmore and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He played as a right-handed batsman and an underarm right-arm slow bowler for Cambridge University (1846–1849), Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (1847–1863), a Middlesex XI (1850–1863) and Middlesex County Cricket Club (1864–1866).
His family owned a large estate at Arnos Grove and he founded the John Walker Cricket Ground, in Waterfall Road, Southgate. It is run today by the Walker Trust.
William Buttress, a fellow cricketer, was financially supported by Walker at certain times (due to the former's precarious career).
Walker died at Arnos Grove in 1885, aged 58.
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Who was John Walker?
Middlesex cricketer (1826-1885)
When was John Walker born?
John Walker was born on 15 September 1826 in Palmers Green.
When did John Walker die?
John Walker died on 14 August 1885 in Arnos Grove house, Middlesex, Southgate, London.
What was John Walker's occupation?
John Walker was a cricketer.
What nationality was John Walker?
John Walker was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Walker (cricketer, born 1826)
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