Frederic Walker
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Frederic Walker was an English cricketer
.
Walker was born in Southgate, Middlesex
and was the third of seven cricket playing brothers - the Walkers of Southgate
. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
. He played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper
for Cambridge University
(1849-1852), MCC
(1853-1856) and a Middlesex XI in 1859. He died in Arnos Grove
, aged 60.
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 Southgate, Middlesex
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...
and was the third 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 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 first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
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...
(1849-1852), 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...
(1853-1856) and a Middlesex XI in 1859. He died in 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...
, aged 60.
External links
- Frederic Walker at Cricinfo
- Frederic Walker at Cricket Archive