Nick Walker (cricketer)
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Nick Walker is a former English
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Leicestershire
since 2006.
Walker's appearance onto the county scene was something of a revelation for the otherwise struggling Derbyshire
team for whom he started playing first-class cricket in 2004. A regular in Division Two, his debut, as a tailend batsman, came in April 2004, where he batted at eleven and saw no action. Otherwise generally impressive during his first few games, he hit a powerful six of the bowling of Shane Warne
in just his third match. When faced with the West Indians later in the year, he struggled even as a bowler, picking up a mere single wicket.
He moved to Leicestershire in 2006 and in his debut match, picked up a wicket, despite being out for a duck in Leicestershire's innings. Walker has had a few opportunities in the first team but despite his ability to swing the ball at pace, he has yet to establish himself.
Walker has also played Minor Counties cricket for Hertfordshire
in the Western Division.
Walker left Leicestershire and cricket in February 2008 to pursue a career in the City of London.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
since 2006.
Walker's appearance onto the county scene was something of a revelation for the otherwise struggling Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
team for whom he started playing first-class cricket in 2004. A regular in Division Two, his debut, as a tailend batsman, came in April 2004, where he batted at eleven and saw no action. Otherwise generally impressive during his first few games, he hit a powerful six of the bowling of Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
in just his third match. When faced with the West Indians later in the year, he struggled even as a bowler, picking up a mere single wicket.
He moved to Leicestershire in 2006 and in his debut match, picked up a wicket, despite being out for a duck in Leicestershire's innings. Walker has had a few opportunities in the first team but despite his ability to swing the ball at pace, he has yet to establish himself.
Walker has also played Minor Counties cricket for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Western Division.
Walker left Leicestershire and cricket in February 2008 to pursue a career in the City of London.
External links
- Nick Walker at Cricket Archive