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WALSDENS INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS

Walsden Professional 1946-1947

Edwin St Hill – West Indies Born 06-09-04 Died 21-05-57

Two tests v England 1929

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
1946	19	2	31	134	7.88
1947	25	0	47	219	8.76
Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
1946	281	55	847	66	12.85
1947	477	72	1,544	87	17.79

Walsden Professional 1949-50-51

Ellis Achong – West Indies Born 16.02.04 Died 29.09.86

Six Tests v England 1929-1933

Left arm spin bowler accredited with inventing the “chinaman” also played as professional with Burnley, Heywood, Rochdale and Castleton Moor. He took over 1,000 wickets in league cricket. Achong took 100 wickets in a season, eight times in the C.L.L. A record still standing today. He took 100 wickets in a season with every club he played for at least once.

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
1949	27	1	81	467	20.30
1950	22	1	51	302	14.47
1951	22	2	72	315	15.75
Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
1949	400	57	1,329	106	12.53
1950	303	38	1,020	79	12.91
1951	384	52	1,389	81	17.14

Walsden Professional 1975

Trevor Chappel – Australia – Test matches 3 v England, 40 ODI

The first player to do the “double” for Walsden in 1975

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
	29	6	124	1,268	55.13
Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
	378	40	1,507	106	14.22

Walsden Professional 1977

Kenny Watson – South Africa and Nottinghamshire

Played several unofficial tests against rebel teams during S Africa’s suspension from international cricket.

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
	15	2	56	304	23.38
Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
	186	29	671	46	14.58

Watson missed 11 matches through injury and county calls at Nottinghamshire.

Walsden Professional 1983-84-85-86

Mohsin Khan – Pakistan - 48 Test matches, 75 ODI

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
1983	22	3	135	1,067	56.15
1984	25	6	185	1,373	72.26
1985	25	4	120	986	49.95
1986	26	3	138	1,202	52.26

Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
1983	352	89	1,000	49	20.57
1984	326	69	801	25	32.04
1985	226	63	697	28	24.89
1986	347	90	947	42	22.20

Walsden Professional 1994

Andrew Bichel – Australia – Test and ODI Player- 19 Tests and 67ODI

World Cup winner with Australia 2003

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
	29	4	100	1,124	44.96
Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
	542	107	1,924	90	21.38

Walsden Professional 2002

Niroshan Bandarathilake – Sri Lanka .Test matches – 7, ODI – 3

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
	25	1	60	378	15.75
Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
	432	102	1,261	102	12.36

Figures include inter league cup.

Walsden Professional 2003

Paul Hitchcock - New Zealand – Played 13 ODI

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	No	HS	Runs	Ave
	26	5	110 N.O.	828	39.43
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Bowling	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Ave

397.3	74	1,272	86	14.79
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Walsden Professional 2004

Shaun Marsh – Australia. Test and ODI Player

Performances for Walsden

Batting	Inns	No	HS	Runs	Ave
	28	8	102	1139	56.95
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Bowling	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Ave
	232	33	817	46	17.76
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OTHER INTERNATIONALS WHO HAVE APPEARED FOR WALSDEN

The following international players have represented Walsden as deputy professionals at some time:

Malcolm Hilton - England

Salim Malik - Pakistan

Shoaib Mohammed - Pakistan

Brad Hodge - Australia

Guy Whittall - Zimbabwe

Richard Petrie - New Zealand

E D Weekes - West Indies

E D Weekes

Played 3 cup games for Walsden in 1954 with the following remarkable figures.

Batting	Inns	N.O.	HS	Runs	Average
	3	1	151	288	144
Bowling	Overs	M	Runs	Wickets	Average
	94	21	197	16	12.31

West Indian P B Wight the Somerset county player who later served as a first class umpire made his amateur debut in England with Walsden in 1951.

Test player Tahir Naqqash who played 15 tests for Pakistan played several games for Walsden as an amateur in 1983.

In 1994 Hartley Alleyne who played two unofficial tests for West Indies v South Africa played a full season as amateur. Hartley played county cricket for Worcester and Kent and also played for Natal in South Africa.

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