Harry Walker (cricketer)
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Harry Walker was a noted English cricket
er who played mainly for Surrey
. He was a left-handed batsman who played first-class cricket from 1786 until 1802.
Harry Walker was the elder brother of the great batsman Tom Walker
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played mainly for Surrey
Surrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
. He was a left-handed batsman who played first-class cricket from 1786 until 1802.
Harry Walker was the elder brother of the great batsman Tom Walker
Thomas Walker (cricketer)
Thomas "Tom" Walker was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire in the days of the Hambledon Club and later for Surrey. He was famous for his brilliant defensive batting. He is also credited with introducing, roundarm bowling, the predecessor of modern overarm bowling.-Career:Walker was born...
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