Full name Maxwell Henry Norman Walker
Born September 12, 1948, West Hobart, Tasmania
Died September 28, 2016 (aged 68 years 16 days)
Major teams Australia, Victoria
Also known as Tangles
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Commentator
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 34 | 43 | 13 | 586 | 78* | 19.53 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 17 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 20 | 9.87 | 170 | 46.47 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 135 | 170 | 40 | 2014 | 78* | 15.49 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | ||||
List A | 41 | 26 | 9 | 261 | 31 | 15.35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 34 | 63 | 10094 | 3792 | 138 | 8/143 | 8/143 | 27.47 | 2.25 | 73.1 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
ODIs | 17 | 17 | 1006 | 546 | 20 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 27.30 | 3.25 | 50.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 135 | 33619 | 13209 | 499 | 8/143 | 26.47 | 2.35 | 67.3 | 21 | 0 | |||
List A | 41 | 2423 | 1315 | 52 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 25.28 | 3.25 | 46.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1972 - Jan 3, 1973 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 25-30, 1977 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Mar 30, 1974 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Feb 1, 1981 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1968/69 - 1981/82 |
List A span | 1971/72 - 1981/82 |
Just as Lindwall and Miller were complemented by Bill Johnston, during their salad days Lillee and Thomson had the unflagging support of Max Walker, a strapping paceman whose convoluted wrong-footed action inspired the nickname "Tangles" and was imitated in backyard games across the country. He was capable of leading Australia's attack at a pinch, as he did during Australia's 1972-73 tour of the West Indies, and when he obtained 8 for 143 in the sixth Test of the 1974-75 Ashes series with both Thomson and Lillee hors de combat. When he retired, in the aftermath of World Series Cricket, Walker became a successful commentator; a series of best-selling anecdote collections reflected his skills as a raconteur.
Gideon Haigh