Full Name

Paul Ian Walter

Born

May 28, 1994, Basildon, Essex

Age

31y 61d

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.

The combination of height, left-arm angle and canny variations, as well as levers to hit the ball long, led to the late-blooming Walter becoming an unlikely T20 globetrotter. After making a handful of appearances in the first edition of the ILT20, he was signed the following winter by Brisbane Heat, where he ended up with a BBL winners' medal; then added the PSL to his list with a stint at Peshawar Zalmi.

An imposing sight at 6ft 7in, Walter gradually demonstrated that batting was his stronger suit after debuting as a No. 10 for Essex. 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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Paul Walter Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC618810292014137.43559452.1941538428340
List A161332535025.3026595.470122770
T20s1691442524207820.331704142.0109202115810

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC615320381205313/205/5038.873.5465.7000
List A1611368434144/374/3731.007.0726.2100
T20s169131195830111153/203/2026.189.2217.0000

Paul Walter T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Vitality BlastESS1191001818817822.931299144.800915790530
BBLBH1714216630*13.83134123.8800157120
Men's 100MO-M282532892913.13209138.27001917150
PSLPZ552843328.0062135.480011110
ILT20SW4315928*29.5048122.91008020

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Vitality BlastESS119851254197468 3/24 3/2429.029.4418.4000
BBLBH171731846721 3/27 3/2722.238.8115.1000
Men's 100MO-M282432046224 3/20 3/2019.258.6613.3000
PSLPZ55661082 1/35 1/3554.009.8133.0000
ILT20SW4355792 2/29 2/2939.508.6127.5000

Recent Matches of Paul Walter

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Essex vs Sussex47--22-Jul-2025HoveFC
Essex vs Kent521/3018-Jul-2025CanterburyT20
Essex vs Hampshire130/2717-Jul-2025ChelmsfordT20
Essex vs Sussex50/1811-Jul-2025ChelmsfordT20
Essex vs Somerset240/3808-Jul-2025TauntonT20

Photos of Paul Walter

Paul Walter of Essex plays a shot
Paul Walter continued his good form as an opener with 76
Paul Walter moved up to open the batting
Paul Walter added some vital impetus to Manchester Originals' chase
Paul Walter wheels away in celebration
Michael Pepper and Paul Walter got Essex over the line