Max Walker Australia (AUS)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm fast-medium (RFM)
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	34	17
Runs scored	586	79
Batting average	19.53	9.87
100s/50s	0/1	0/0
Top score	78*	20
BallsOvers bowled	1682.2	167.4
Wickets	138	20
Bowling average	27.47	27.30
5 wickets in innings	6	0
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	8/143	4/19
Catches/stumpings	12	6/0
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For the Canadian, see Max Walker (Canadian).

Maxwell Henry Norman Walker (born September 12, 1948 in West Hobart, Tasmania) is a former Australian cricketer and VFL/AFL footballer. He currently works as a media commentator and motivational speaker. Max Walker II (born December 30, 1986 in Montreal, Canada) is an actor. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...

Football career

Walker attended The Friends' School, Hobart and started his sports career when he played Australian Rules Football with the Melbourne Football Club from 1967 to 1972. He was a big ruckman and defender who played 85 games and booted 23 goals. He only played football at VFL level, never playing locally in Tasmania. After his foray in football he moved to cricket. The Friends School, Hobart is a private, co-educational school, located in Tasmania, Australia with a total enrollment of 1180. ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons since 1933, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... In Australian rules football, a ruckman is a tall athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages (such as boundary throw-ins and ball-ups). ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Cricket career

Walker then moved to cricket and played 70 first-class games for Victoria and 38 Tests for Australia, taking 138 wickets as a medium-fast bowler. He also played in 29 ODI's as well as World Series Cricket from 1977 to 1979. His strange bowling action, particularly the way he moved his feet, earnt Walker the nickname of "Tangles" or "Tanglefoot". First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... ODI has various meanings, including: One-day International cricket match Open Data-Link Interface - an implementation of the OSI model data link layer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

Media career

Once he retired from cricket, Walker became a big celebrity on television and radio. He appeared on the Sunday Footy Show as a panellist, and also hosted the Nine Network's Wide World of Sports program until it was cancelled in 1999. He was also a commentator for international cricket matches. The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... ABCs Wide World of Sports is a long-running sports anthology show on American television. ...

Walker is also a writer, and has written many light hearted books including The Wit Of Walker, How To Kiss A Crocodile and How To Puzzle A Python. Today, Walker is prominent on the public speaking circuit, and in 2005 made a rare TV appearance on the Nine Network's sports show Any Given Sunday, hosted by James Brayshaw. The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Any Given Sunday is an Australian television program that aired on the Nine Network in 2005. ... James Brayshaw (born 11 May, 1967) is a former state cricketer for South Australia and Western Australia. ...

Walker has also been parodied by The 12th Man, on the 1994 album Wired World of Sports II. It follows Walker through a day at his job at the Nine Network in which he is involved in an assualt on co-host Ken Sutcliffe in order to increase his chances of being included on the cricket commentary team. Also, there is a reference to Walker's book publishing when on the album Billy Birmingham (as Walker) remarks, "Have you got my latest book, Alligators and Arseholes? What about Dingoes and Dropkicks?" The phrase 12th Man or Twelfth Man can refer to: The name given to the twelfth (reserve) player in a cricket team. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... Billy Birmingham is an Australian humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name. ...

External links

• Player Profile: Max Walker (Australian) from Cricinfo
• Max Walker - Official Website
• Speaker Solutions - Max Walker