John Walker (cricketer, born 1826)

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John Walker
Born	(1826-09-15)15 September 1826 Palmers Green, Edmonton, England
Died	14 August 1885(1885-08-14) (aged 58) Arnos Grove, Southgate, Middlesex, England
Monuments	Walker Cricket Ground
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Relatives	The Walkers of Southgate

Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Underarm right-arm slow
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1846–1849	Cambridge University
1847–1863	Marylebone
1850–1863	Middlesex XI
1864–1866	Middlesex

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.

References

W. A. Bettesworth (1900) The Walkers of Southgate, Methuen, London
"Walker, John (WLKR844J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Sugg, Willie. "William (Billy) Buttress". A History of Cambridgeshire Cricket 1700 - 1890. Retrieved 27 October 2020. Life cannot have been easy for them as a family and it is not surprising that John Walker, a former Cambridge University player, was apparently assisting them.

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