John Walker (cricketer)
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John Walker was an English cricketer
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Walker was born in Palmers Green
, the eldest of seven cricket playing brothers - 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), MCC
(1847–1863), a Middlesex XI (1850–1863) and Middlesex CCC (1864–1866).
His family owned a large estate at Arnos Grove
and he founded the John Walker Cricket Ground
, in Waterfall Lane, Southgate
. It is run today by the Walker Trust.
Walker died at Arnos Grove in 1885, aged 58.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
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Walker was born in Palmers Green
Palmers Green
Palmers Green is a place in the London Borough of Enfield. It is a suburban area situated 7.6 miles north of Charing Cross. Postally, it is in London N13...
, the eldest of seven cricket playing brothers - the Walkers of Southgate
The Walkers of Southgate
The Walkers of Southgate were a cricketing family who lived at Arnos Grove Estate in Southgate, Middlesex. The family fortune was built through the brewing company Taylor Walker, and the seven brothers were all sent to Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge...
. He was educated in Stanmore
Stanmore
Stanmore is a suburban area of the London Borough of Harrow, in northwest London. It is situated northwest of Charing Cross. The area is home to Stanmore Hill, one of the highest points of London, high.-Toponymy:...
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He played as a right-handed batsman and an underarm right-arm slow bowler for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
(1846–1849), MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(1847–1863), a Middlesex XI (1850–1863) and Middlesex CCC (1864–1866).
His family owned a large estate at Arnos Grove
Arnos Grove
Arnos Grove is an area in the south west corner of the London Borough of Enfield, England.It sits close to Enfield's borders with two other boroughs: Barnet and Haringey...
and he founded the John Walker Cricket Ground
John Walker's Ground
The Walker Ground, Southgate is a cricket ground in Southgate, London. The ground was first used by the Middlesex 1st XI as long ago as 1859, but had to wait until 1991 for its next county match, and until 1998 to become a regular Middlesex venue...
, in Waterfall Lane, Southgate
Southgate, London
Southgate is an area of north London, England, primarily within the London Borough of Enfield, although parts of its western fringes lie within the London Borough of Barnet. It is located around north of Charing Cross. The name is derived from being the south gate to Enfield Chase...
. It is run today by the Walker Trust.
Walker died at Arnos Grove in 1885, aged 58.