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English cricketer
Niel Walker
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Full name
| Niel Alexander McDonald Walker
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Born
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1895-08-22
)
22 August 1895
Poona
,
British India
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Died
| 10 August 1960
(1960-08-10)
(aged 64)
Sheffield
, England
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Batting
| Right-handed
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Bowling
| Right-arm medium
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Years
| Team
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1923/24?1926/27
| Europeans
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1931?1936
| Derbyshire
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FC
debut
| 18 March 1924 Europeans v
Hindus
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Last
FC
| 13 May 1936 Derbyshire v
Kent
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Niel Alexander McDonald Walker
(22 August 1895 ? 10 August 1960) was a British army officer and a
cricketer
who played in tournaments in India and for
Derbyshire
.
Walker was born at
Poona
in the
Bombay Presidency
in British India. At the start of the
First World War
he was at the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the
Sherwood Foresters
on 12 May 1915.
[1]
After the war Walker saw service in India, where he also took part in cricket tournaments. In 1924 he played for the Europeans in the Lahore Tournament, and in 1926 against a
Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC) touring side led by
Arthur Gilligan
. In 1927 and 1928 he played for the Europeans in the Sind Tournament. He was in England when he played for
Derbyshire in 1931
against New Zealand. He played for Derbyshire again in the
1936
in their Championship winning season against
Kent
.
Walker was a right-hand batsman who played 6 innings in 4 first-class matches. His top score was 18 and his average 8. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 2 wickets at an average of 38.5.
[2]
Walker saw service in the
Second World War
and became a
brigadier
commanding
113 Infantry Brigade
in April to June 1942.
[3]
Walker died at
Sheffield
,
Yorkshire
at the age of 65.
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