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George Walkden

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George Walkden
Personal information
Full name
George Godfrey Walkden
Born(1883-03-10)10 March 1883
Derby, England
Died16 May 1923(1923-05-16) (aged 40)
Risley, Derbyshire, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19051906Derbyshire
First-class debut6 July 1905 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Last First-class11 June 1906 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 114
Batting average 8.76
100s/50s /
Top score 33
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/-
Source: [1], July 2012

George Godfrey Walkden (10 March 1883 – 16 May 1923) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1906.

Walkden was born at Derby. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1905 season in July against Nottinghamshire, when he made 27 runs in his first innings. He played five more matches for Derbyshire during the 1905 season making his top score of 33 against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). His regular double figure run totals tailed off after his first three matches and he played just one match for the county in the 1906 season.

Walkden played 13 innings in seven first-class matches with an average of 8.76 and a top score of 33.[1]

In 1908 Walkden joined the 1st Derbyshire Howitzer Battery of the Territorial Force as a Second lieutenant.[2] In May 1923, Walkden had a motor cycle accident near Risley, Derbyshire and died at Derby Infirmary [3] at the age of 40.

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