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Worcestershire finally knew he would not be seen in the cricket field again. He had "married well" and his wife's private income may have played a part in his not playing again. He was a sham amateur in the days of gentlemen and players.
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in 1934, Walters went from strength to strength as a batsman, scoring 2,000 runs for the second successive year and over 400 runs in the five Tests. 1935 started well, but after a month
Walters broke down in health and was advised to take a long rest. However, 271 runs in two matches on returning had
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At the end of 1935 Walters resigned as secretary and captain of
Worcestershire, but said he still hoped to play for the county as often as possible. However, as it turned out, his career was already over as he concentrated on his marriage. Even when Walters did not appear in first-class cricket in
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Walters playing in 1927 after May, and Worcestershire, interested in having a permanent secretary, saw him as an ideal candidate. He accepted the position of secretary to that county in 1928 and, despite playing without success for Glamorgan in a few matches that year,
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Indians. With scores of 51 and 46 in the first two Tests he did not disappoint, and was named a
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Walters became captain of Worcestershire, and he advanced steadily despite his team falling off and two very wet summers, scoring over 1,500 runs in 1932 including 190 against
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On Peggy's death in 1974 he returned to Neath, where he died. In later life
Walters had difficulty watching cricket because he believed its appeal could distract him from his business duties.
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1257:1993; 1993/94–1997/98;
329:Cyril Frederick Walters
422:Cricketer of the Year
412:twenty-five centuries
406:, Maurice Nichol and
367:, Wales. Educated at
333:first-class cricketer
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1451:People from Bedlinog
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404:the Nawab of Pataudi
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1406:1992 deaths
1401:1905 births
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1298:Trescothick
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1138:; 1977/78:
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1083:Illingworth
1081:1969–1973:
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670:C. A. Smith
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170:Runs scored
153:First-class
144:Competition
114:West Indies
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992:D. B. Carr
971:1949; 1950
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845:Stanyforth
826:A. W. Carr
806:F. T. Mann
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630:Shrewsbury
586:Lillywhite
526:1931–1935
452:References
109:Test debut
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361:Bedlinog
316:CricInfo
314:Source:
291:Catches/
194:100s/50s
53:Bedlinog
1380:Italics
1319:Strauss
1289:Vaughan
1280:Butcher
1271:Hussain
1251:Stewart
1243:1992/93
1207:Emburey
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1168:1983/84
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942:1946/47
935:Hammond
910:Walters
901:Jardine
862:1928/29
854:Stevens
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782:Douglas
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716:1897/98
700:O'Brien
345:England
231:Wickets
159:Matches
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80:Batting
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59:, Wales
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1172:Willis
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820:1926;
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728:Warner
679:Bowden
636:1886;
614:Hornby
608:1882;
594:Harris
427:Wisden
219:bowled
176:12,145
1226:Gooch
1187:Gower
1121:Greig
1091:Lewis
1065:Close
975:Brown
919:Allen
893:Wyatt
866:White
762:Jones
709:Hawke
662:Grace
642:Steel
622:Bligh
389:Wales
300:102/–
251:76.00
217:Balls
200:21/55
189:30.74
186:52.26
72:Neath
1366:Pope
1353:2020
1346:Root
1338:Cook
1334:2010
1315:2007
1259:2001
1235:Lamb
1222:1988
1195:1988
1183:1986
1179:1982
1148:1981
1099:1975
1061:1966
1050:1966
833:1926
822:1929
753:Fane
687:1893
658:1899
650:Read
638:1888
610:1884
602:Shaw
286:2/22
148:Test
65:Died
46:Born
1019:May
790:Fry
425:by
393:MCC
297:6/–
225:424
211:226
208:102
197:1/7
173:784
165:245
1397::
1261::
1249::
1197::
1170::
1150::
1101::
1052::
824::
780::
660::
640::
612::
363:,
318:,
162:11
55:,
563:e
556:t
549:v
283:–
275:0
272:–
264:0
261:–
248:–
238:5
235:–
222:–
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