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Arthur Walton Walker (10 September 1891 – 13 January 1968) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Walker was born at Belfast in September 1891. The son of a Queen's University music professor, Walker was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, before going up to Queen's University. He played his club cricket in Belfast for Cliftonville and Queen's University Cricket Club, before moving to Dublin in 1913 to study at Trinity College. Playing his club cricket in Dublin for Dublin University Cricket Club, Walker found himself called into the Ireland team in 1913 for their annual first-class match against Scotland, played at Edinburgh. Despite being a bowler, he did not bowl in the match, and in his one batting innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by Donald McDonald. He did not feature for Ireland after this match. Walker died at Bangor in January 1968.

References

1. ^ "Player profile: Arthur Walton Walker". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Walker". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
3. "Scotland v Ireland, 1913". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

External links

• Arthur Walker at ESPNcricinfo

• 1891 births
• 1968 deaths
• Cricketers from Belfast
• People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution
• Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
• Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
• Irish cricketers