Matt Walker

England

Full name Matthew Jonathan Walker

Born January 2, 1974, Gravesend, Kent

Current age 44 years 110 days

Major teams Essex, Kent

Nickname Walks

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Height 5 ft 6 in

Education King's School, Rochester

Explore Matt Walker's performance

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	223	377	39	12197	275*	36.08			28	51			155
List A	285	255	40	6269	117	29.15			3	37			75
T20s	82	75	11	1397	74*	21.82	1203	116.12	0	4	135	31	10

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	223		2154	1274	28	3/35		45.50	3.54	76.9		0	0
List A	285		904	759	30	4/24	4/24	25.30	5.03	30.1	1	0	0
T20s	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

First-class debut	1992/93
Last First-class	Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, Jul 10-13, 2011 scorecard
List A debut	1994
Last List A	Lancashire v Essex at Manchester, Aug 14, 2011 scorecard
T20s debut	Kent v Hampshire at Beckenham, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard
Last T20s	Essex v Glamorgan at Chelmsford, Jul 8, 2011 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
-	Essex	v Lancashire	Manchester	14 Aug 2011	LA
0, 52	Essex 2nd XI	v Smrst 2nd XI	Taunton	3 Aug 2011	Other
7	Essex 2nd XI	v Smrst 2nd XI	Taunton	2 Aug 2011	Other OD
6, 12	Essex	v Leics	Leicester	10 Jul 2011	FC
28	Essex	v Glamorgan	Chelmsford	8 Jul 2011	T20
7*	Essex	v Hampshire	Southampton	6 Jul 2011	T20
-	Essex	v Somerset	Bath	4 Jul 2011	T20
6	Essex	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	2 Jul 2011	T20
9, 2/15, 17	Essex	v Northants	Chelmsford	25 Jun 2011	FC
-	Essex	v Surrey	Chelmsford	24 Jun 2011	T20

Profile

Matthew Walker made his Kent debut way back in 1992, and his early career was littered with promise. He captained England Under-19 in 1993 and in 1996 scored 275* against Somerset, the highest score by a Kent batsman at Canterbury. His career then stalled for several years, and it looked like Kent would release him, but he returned to form in 2001 and for several years after was a lynchpin of the Kent middle order. He was also an outstanding fielder. 2006 was a vintage year for Walker as he scored 1419 runs in the Championship but two seasons later he moved to Essex.
Sam Collins September 2008

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