australian cricketer december june english born australian cricketer captain cricket team walker tasmania leading time known round capabilities right handed batsman bowler keeping wicket walker named cricket tasmania premier league team decade decade spanning early life professional career walker born son early years england walker started playing cricket team came known walker team england walker moved tasmania employee firm clerk petty sessions town subsequently employed ball mitchell later career walker right handed batsman right arm bowler tasmania leading time score game set record highest individual score matches profile walker sports writer said impressed representative games shining light dismal moving cricket famous city cricket team 1860s 1870s walker played clubs wellington standing scoring century appearances walker class career spanned years played class cricket matches captain cricket team period scoring runs taking wickets cricket tasmania anniversary celebrations walker named member cricket tasmania premier league decade having scored centuries tasmania cricketer decade walker took wickets domestic season average runs wicket best season walker highly skilled wicket keeper despite round capabilities walker best recognised remembered impressive contributions inspirational captain coming best player matches team performance death age suffering short illness walker died june funeral held days later mercury wrote obituary june learn regret death short illness oldest thoroughly english game colony walker previous departure england member known walker team brought great prominence efforts cause cricket known require comment sudden demise cause friends admired temperament month death july estate issued
William Walker (Australian cricketer)