Cyril Walters

Cyril Walters
Walters in India in 1933
Personal information
Born28 August 1905
Bedlinog, Glamorgan, Wales
Died23 December 1992 (aged 87)
Neath, Wales
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Test debut24 June 1933 v West Indies
Last Test22 August 1934 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 11 245
Runs scored 784 12,145
Batting average 52.26 30.74
100s/50s 1/7 21/55
Top score 102 226
Balls bowled 424
Wickets 5
Bowling average 76.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/22
Catches/stumpings 6/– 102/–
Source: CricInfo, 30 December 2021

Cyril Frederick Walters (28 August 1905 – 23 December 1992) was a Welsh first-class cricketer who had most of his success after leaving Glamorgan to do duty as captain-secretary of Worcestershire. In this role he developed his batting to such an extent that for a brief period he became an England regular and even captained them in one match as a deputy for Bob Wyatt. However, he unexpectedly completely gave up cricket soon after that, to the dismay of his country and county.

Before he moved to business and Worcestershire, Walters also played rugby union as a winger for Swansea in 1926–27.