Kevin Douglas Walters MBE

MBE

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 (born 21 December 1945) in Dungog

Dungog, New South Wales

Dungog is a country town on the Williams River in the upper Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the middle of dairy and timber country, it is the centre of the Dungog Shire Local Government Area and at the 2006 census it had a population of 2,102 people. The area includes the...

 New South Wales

New South Wales

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, known as Doug Walters, is a former Australian cricketer. He was known as an attacking batsman, and also as a typical ocker

Ocker

The term "ocker" is used both as a noun and adjective for an Australian who speaks and acts in an uncultured manner, using a broad Australian accent...

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Walters made his First Class debut for New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 against Queensland in the 1962-63 season. His highest score was 253 and his best bowling was 7/63, both against South Australia in the 1964-65 season. In the domestic Sheffield Shield competition he played 91 matches, scoring 5,602 runs at 39.73 and taking 110 wickets at 32.81.

After Walters's innings I wrote that with one necessary qualification I thought he would be come to be rated as the best bat produced by Australia

Australian cricket team

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 since Neil Harvey

Neil Harvey

Robert Neil Harvey MBE is a former Australian cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement...

 proclaimed himself with his famous hundred at Headingley in 48

1948 Ashes series

The 1948 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing cricket rivalry between England and Australia. Starting on 10 June 1948, England and Australia played five Tests. Australia had not lost a Test since the Second World War and were strong favourites...

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