The Walkers of Southgate

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The Walkers of Southgate were a cricketing family who lived at Arnos Grove in Southgate, Middlesex. They were influential in establishing the Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1864 and dominated their affairs for over forty years. Their cricket ground in Waterfall Road, Southgate is maintained by the Walker Trust to this day.

• The seven Walker brothers:
  • John Walker (1826-1885)
  • Alfred Walker (1827-1870)
  • Frederic Walker (1829-1889)
  • Arthur Henry Walker (1833-1878)
  • Vyell Edward Walker (1837-1906)
  • Russell Donnithorne Walker (1842-1922)
  • Isaac Donnithorne Walker (1844-1898)

• The seven brothers had an uncle:
  • Henry Walker (1807-1872)

[edit] External links

• Cricket Archive
• Wisden Cricinfo
• The Middlesex Official website