James Walker

Rugby football player and cricketer from Scotland
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IntroRugby football player and cricketer from Scotland
A.K.A.James George Walker
A.K.A.James George Walker
PlacesUnited Kingdom
wasAthlete Cricketer Rugby union player Lawyer Judge Barrister
Work fieldLaw Sports
Gender
Male
Birth9 October 1859, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Death24 March 1923 (aged 63 years)
Star signLibra
Education
Trinity College
Sports Teams
Scotland national rugby union team
Scotland national cricket team
Marylebone Cricket Club
The details

Biography

James George Walker (9 October 1859 – 24 March 1923) was a Scottish rugby football player and cricket player. He was the brother of Archibald Walker who was also capped for Scotland.

Walker was born in Tradeston, Glasgow. He was educated at Loretto School and Trinity College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1879, and graduated B.A. in 1883. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Middlesex, and represented the Scotland national cricket team. At rugby, was capped twice for Scotland between 1882-83. He also played for West of Scotland FC.

After graduating at Oxford, Walker studied law and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1886. He died in Nether Auchendrane, near Ayr, Scotland.

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