Alexia Laurette Walker (born 26 November 1982) is an English cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for England in August 2001, making her debut against Scotland. In total she took one wicket and scored 14 runs.[1] She played domestic cricket for Sussex from 1998 to 2015, before returning to play for them in 2023.[2][3]
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| Full name | Alexia Laurette Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1982 St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 97) | 10 August 2001 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 August 2001 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–2015 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In June 2009 Walker was appointed as the cricket director at Brighton College, a co-educational private school in Brighton. She is the first woman cricket director at an English private school. Previously she was cricket performance manager at Loughborough University.[4]
In January 2010 Walker became one of only three women to pass the ECB Level 4 Coaching Certificate and was believed to be the youngest candidate of either sex to gain the award.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Alexia Walker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Alexia Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "South Central Regional Cup, Sussex Women v Berkshire Women". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Woman picked as cricket director". BBC News. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Alexia Walker earns ECB Level 4 Certificate". Sussex CCC. Retrieved 5 January 2010. [dead link]
External links
edit- Alexia Walker at ESPNcricinfo
- Alexia Walker at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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