R.I.P the great Max Walker!! Legend of the game

[MudRunnerTD]

Max Walker, what a man. laraken and Champion. Great on the Bat, Legend with a Ball and Awesome on the Mic.

Rest In Piece.

Out! Caught by Cancer at 68. What a great innings. Thanks Champ

[Plasnart]

Ahh jeez thats sad. I didnt even know he was crook. What a legend and personality.

Avagoodweekend Mr. Walker.

[threedogs]

Tangles Walker, RIP
Finally thats Stumps

[jay see]

Yeah, just heard about it.
Remember him on wide world of sports.
Such a shame.

Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk

[threedogs]

Remember watching him in a game at MCG with Lillee bowling from the other end
Rod Marsh keeping and Greg Chappell as captain
Didnt realize how privileged I was back then , but great memories from the day.
About 20 of us rocked up with a carton/slab of cans on each shoulder and making our way
to the infamous "Bay thirteen"

Here are Max Walkers test stats
Played 73-77,,,bowled 10,094 balls maidens 380,,Runs 3792,,,wkts 138,,,best 8/143 ave 27.48
HS 78,,,,,,runs 586 all from 34 matches and 42 innings N/O 13 times
Not too shabby at all.
him and Thomo with the sand shoe crusher lol

"Av a good weekend Mr Walker" was his catch cry for Aeroguard fly repellent
Not Mortein eh lol

[mudnut]

Sad to hear of his passing.

[Plasnart]

Remember watching him in a game at MCG with Lillee bowling from the other end
Rod Marsh keeping and Greg Chappell as captain
Didnt realize how priveledged I was back then , but great memories from the day.
About 20 of us rocked up with a carton of cans on each shoulder and making our way
to the infamous "Bay thirteen"

Here are Max Walkers stats
Played 73-77,,,bowled 10,094 balls maidens 380,,Runs 3792,,,wkts 138,,,best 1/148 ave 27.48
HS 78,,,,,,runs 586 all from 34 matches and 42 innings N/O 13 times
Not too shabby at all.
him and Thomo with the sand shoe crusher lol

"Av a good weekend Mr Walker" was his catch cry for Mortein fly spray

Best bowling figures 1/148? You sure TD?? :)

Avagoodweekend was for Aerogard not Mortein! haha wouldn't like to spray my face with Mortein :D

[threedogs]

Plasnart more 8/143 I think thats better eh and 12 catches
Ill fix the top one
yeh Aeroguard lol eh

I think they were "8 ball" overs then too so makes his stats even better I think

[Maxhead]

Best was 8/143 in tests

R.I.P Tangles

some stats TD :)



Career statistics




Competition
Test (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket)
ODI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Day_International)
FC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-class_cricket)
LA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_A_cricket)


Matches
34
17
135
41


Runs scored
586
79
2014
261


Batting average (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_average_(cricket))
19.53
9.87
15.49
15.35


100s/50s
–/1
–/–
–/3
–/–


Top score
78* (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_out)
20
78*
31


Balls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delivery_(cricket)) bowled
10094
1006
31647
2425


Wickets (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicket)
138
20
499
52


Bowling average (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_average)
27.47
27.30
26.47
25.28


5 wickets in innings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innings)
6
–
21
–


10 wickets in match
–
n/a
0
n/a


Best bowling
8/143
4/19
8/143
4/19


Catches/stumpings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stump_(cricket)#Manner_of_dismissing_a_batsman)
12/–
6/–
49/–
9/–

[threedogs]

Dont forget his 90 odd games for Melbourne in the then AFL
over 6 seasons playing as ruckman

[Robo]

Should be a Max Walker annual memorial game in his honour.
RIP Maxie.

[Avo]

Also an author of some good books....7 i think in total....i am lucky enough to own 4

Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk