James Walker (rugby)
James George Walker (October 9, 1859 – March 24, 1923), was a Scottish rugby football player, and cricket player.[1][2][3]
Walker was born in Tradeston, Glasgow. He was capped twice for Scotland between 1882-83.[1][3] He also played for West of Scotland FC.[1]
He was the brother of Archibald Walker who was also capped for Scotland.[1]
Walker also played first-class cricket with Middlesex and represented the Scotland national cricket team.[2]
He died in Nether Auchendrane.
References
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1905326246)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0 904919 84 6)
- CricketArchive profile
- ESPN-Scrum profile
- ^ a b c d Bath, p137
- ^ a b Bath, p104
- ^ a b Player profile on scrum.com, retrieved 26th February, 2010
See also
| Persondata |
| Name |
Walker, James |
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Cricketer and rugby player |
| Date of birth |
October 9, 1859 |
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| Date of death |
March 24, 1923 |
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