Paul Walter
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Alphabetically sorted top ten of players who have played the most matches across formats in the last 12 months
Full Name
Paul Ian Walter
Born
May 28, 1994, Basildon, Essex
Age
28y 307d
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Medium
Playing Role
Allrounder
Education
Billericay School
Paul Walter had already gained a cult following among Essex fans by the time he came to wider attention as Manchester Originals' "social secretary" and key all-round cog in their run to the final of the 2022 Men's Hundred. It was a banner summer for Walter, who scored his maiden first-class hundred at the age of 27, was Essex's second-leading run-scorer in the Blast and then led the way with the ball for Originals bowling his cutters and slower balls.
An imposing sight at 6ft 7in, Walter gradually demonstrated that batting was his stronger suit after debuting as a No. 10 for Essex. A left-arm seamer able to generate bounce from a tall frame, he was a useful component of the squad that won the 2017 Championship. Red-ball opportunities were initially limited but he played all but three games as Essex won their maiden T20 Blast title two years later. In 2020 he was involved in Bob Willis Trophy success and the following year became a middle-order mainstay of the Championship side, averaging 36.26 with four fifties.
Walter signed his first professional contract for Essex in 2016, aged 22, after a successful trial period. He first attracted attention in the Essex Premier League when he struck six sixes in an over for Billericay, and later impressed for Hornchurch.
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Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 35 | 46 | 7 | 1465 | 141 | 37.56 | 3257 | 44.98 | 1 | 7 | 198 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
List A | 16 | 13 | 3 | 253 | 50 | 25.30 | 265 | 95.47 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
T20 | 85 | 65 | 18 | 1067 | 76 | 22.70 | 754 | 141.51 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 48 | 38 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 35 | 31 | 1386 | 810 | 16 | 3/44 | 4/68 | 50.62 | 3.50 | 86.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 16 | 11 | 368 | 434 | 14 | 4/37 | 4/37 | 31.00 | 7.07 | 26.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20 | 85 | 53 | 747 | 1090 | 43 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 25.34 | 8.75 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC Matches
List A Matches
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warriors vs Vipers | 27 | 0/15 | 31-Jan-2023 | Sharjah | OTHERT20 |
Warriors vs Riders | 4 | 2/29 | 28-Jan-2023 | Dubai (DSC) | OTHERT20 |
Warriors vs DC | -- | -- | 26-Jan-2023 | Sharjah | OTHERT20 |
Warriors vs MI Emirates | 28* | 0/35 | 17-Jan-2023 | Sharjah | OTHERT20 |
Originals vs Rockets | 0 | 2/21 | 03-Sep-2022 | Lord's | T20 |