Rupert Gordon-Walker

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Rupert Gordon-Walker
Personal information
Full nameRupert Adam Gordon-Walker
Born (1961-08-10) 10 August 1961 (age 58)
Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches3
Runs scored19
Batting average 4.75
100s/50s–/–
Top score12
Catches/stumpings 3/2
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2020

Rupert Adam Gordon-Walker (born 10 August 1961) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.

Gordon-Walker was born in August 1961 at Moniaive, Dumfriesshire. He later studied in England at Keble College at the University of Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1981, against Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Leicestershire. [2] Playing as a wicket-keeper, Gordon-Walker scored 19 runs in his three matches, while behind the stumps he took three catches and made two stumpings. [3] After graduating from Oxford, he worked in the City of London. His nephew was the politician Patrick Gordon Walker. [4]

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References

  1. "Player profile: Rupert Gordon-Walker" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Rupert Gordon-Walker" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rupert Gordon-Walker" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. McCrystal, Damien (16 May 1998). "Hived off Hyphens". The Spectator . Retrieved 12 May 2020.