Full Name

Brooke Graeme Keith Walker

Born

March 25, 1977, Auckland

Age

47y 5d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

A legspinner has one of the toughest jobs in cricket, not only must he take wickets but he must hope that his captain is a player prepared to put his faith in the value of spin bowling as an attacking weapon. Brooke Walker had that advantage in Auckland - he captained his side to three domestic championships in New Zealand - but he did not had the same fortune at the international level where, generally, opportunities only came if Vettori was not able to play, or on the rare occasion when he needed some support. Walker, like many spinners in New Zealand, might have done better with more spinner-friendly surfaces to give him the chance for longer spells of bowling in domestic cricket to push his case for more international opportunities. With little chance of another recall to the New Zealand side, Walker finally announced his retirement from all cricket in June 2005.
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Brooke Walker Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests58211827*19.6647824.680010000
ODIs11744716*15.667959.49003050
FC84109271769107*21.57--14--380
List A86521635333*9.80--00--370

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests5766939952/922/9779.803.57133.8000
ODIs111143841782/432/4352.125.7154.7000
FC84-1101453251648/107-32.462.9067.1-40
List A86-38412663804/324/3233.284.1548.0200
Brooke Walker portrait

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Recent Matches of Brooke Walker

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Auckland vs Wellington9 & 21/29 & 1/3103-Apr-2005AucklandFC
Auckland vs Central D10*--19-Mar-2005NapierFC
Auckland vs Northern Dis17 & 43/51 & 0/6211-Mar-2005AucklandFC
Auckland vs Otago1 & 27--04-Mar-2005DunedinFC
Auckland vs Otago29*0/34 & 0/3721-Feb-2005AucklandFC

Photos of Brooke Walker

Informal portrait of Brooke Walker
Walker holds the 2002/03 State Championship trophy. State Championship: Auckland v Northern Districts at Auckland, 17-20 Mar 2003
Brooke Walker - Portrait, September 2002
Brooke Walker in his follow through
Walker with the State Championship trophy. State Championship: Auckland v Wellington at Auckland, 24-27 Mar 2002
Walker plays a delivery through square leg. State Championship: Auckland v Wellington at Auckland, 24-27 Mar 2002