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Doug Walters

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PositionBatsman
Born21 Dec 1945 (80 years)
NationalityAustralia flagAustralia

Kevin Douglas Walters is a former Australian attacking batsman. He was born in New South Wales in Australia in 1945. Walters played a total of 74 test matches and 28 one-day international matches for his country. He was a right handed batsman and a right armed medium paced bowler.

Walters was selected to play first-class games in 1962-63 season for the New South Wales team. He also participated in the Sheffield Shield in 1964-65 season and took 110 wickets at an average of 32.81. His test cricket debut came in 1965 against England at The Gabba. His first ever test innings saw him smash out 155 runs followed by another century in the second test.

From his 74 tests, he scored a total of 5,357 runs with an average of 48.26 which also includes 15 centuries. His bowling average for the same remains at 29.08 having taken 49 wickets. His best bowling figure was 5 wickets for 66 runs. In ODI his batting average was 28.50 and his bowling average was 68.25 with a best figure of 2 wickets for 24 runs.

Although he was a part-time bowler for the team, he performed well in both test matches and one-day internationals. He has currently retired from professional cricket and is presently residing in Sydney with his family.