John Walford

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John Walford England (Eng)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	Right arm fast-medium
First-class record
Matches	11
Runs scored	198
Batting average	11.00
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	31
Balls bowled	1,031
Wickets	29
Bowling average	16.13
5 wickets in innings	2
10 wickets in match	0
Best Bowling	6-27
Catches/Stumpings	6/0
First class debut: 7 July 1923 Last first class game: 1 July 1932 Source: Cricinfo

John Erskine Scott Walford 14 August 1899 - 22 August 1961) was an English cricketer who played 11 first-class matches between 1923 and 1932, six for Worcestershire and five for the Army cricket team.

Born in Hanbury Mount, Worcestershire, Walford made his debut for Worcestershire against Sussex in July 1923, although he did not get to bowl and made only 11 and 5 with the bat; indeed, he played largely as a batsman that season, bowling only half a dozen overs in five matches and gaining no reward. He did however manage what was to remain his highest score when he hit 31 against Northamptonshire in his second match.

There then followed six years in which Walford played no first-class cricket, before he returned to play for the Army against the RAF at The Oval in July 1930. In the first innings of this match he claimed his first wicket, that of Ronald Sugden, and went on to take five more to finish with what would remain his career best of 6-27. (He also took two wickets in the second innings.) In the next two years, he played four more times for the Army, and consistently took wickets (a notable performance being his 6-31 against MCC in August 1931). He also turned out one more time for Worcestershire, against Nottinghamshire in 1930.

Walford died at Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith, London a few days after his 62nd birthday.