Walter Lancashire

Who was Walter Lancashire?

Walter Lancashire was an English cricketer. Lancashire was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.

Lancashire made his first-class debut in the 1935 County Championship for Hampshire against Somerset. Lancashire played six first-class matches during 1935, taking his maiden first-class wicket against Nottinghamshire.

In the 1936 County Championship Lancashire played eight Championship matches for the club, making his maiden first-class fifty, which gave him his highest score of 66.

Lancashire represented Hampshire only four times in 1937, soon leaving the club. Lancashire's final first-class match for Hampshire came against Kent. In his eighteen matches for the club, Lancashire scored 471 runs at an average of 16.82, with two half centuries and a high score of 66. With his medium pace bowling Lancashire took seven wickets at a bowling average of 51.00, with best figures of 2-49.

In the first season after the Second World War, Lancashire joined Dorset, returning to county cricket eleven years after last playing in a county match. Lancashire made his Minor Counties Championship against Devon, playing for Dorset from 1949 to 1949, with his final Minor Counties match coming against Berkshire in 1950.