Walker Wainwright
Walker Wainwright (21 January 1882 – 31 December 1961) was an English first-class cricketer, who played twenty-four matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club,[1] and one for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), between 1903 and 1905.[1] He also umpired one Test match. He was the younger brother of Ted Wainwright.
Born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Wainwright was a left-handed batsman, who scored 652 runs at 18.62, with a top score of 62 against Essex. He took twenty one catches and nineteen wickets at 30.63, with his slow left arm spin. His best bowling, 6 for 49, came against the MCC. His game playing for the MCC came in 1904. Wainwright also played for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1901 to 1903, Yorkshire Colts (1900-1902) and a non first-class match for Yorkshire in 1903.
After retiring he umpired in first-class cricket, mainly in games featuring
in January 1923.Wainwright died on New Year's Eve 1961, in Winchester, Hampshire.
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