 He was part of the Derbyshire team which reached the Benson & Hedges Cup semi-finals of 1979 and continued to play for the Derbyshire team in limited overs cricket until 1980.Walters was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.Though he debuted as a tailending batsman, the presence of Philip Russell as a tailender and a forceful bowler changed Walters' role to that of a lower-order player.