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Full name Maxwell Henry Norman Walker
Born September 12, 1948, West Hobart, Tasmania
Current age 60 years 67 days
Major teams Australia,Victoria
Also known as Tangles
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Commentator
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
34
43
13
586
78*
19.53
0
1
54
1
12
0
ODIs
17
11
3
79
20
9.87
170
46.47
0
0
6
0
6
0
First-class
135
170
40
2014
78*
15.49
0
3
49
0
List A
41
26
9
261
31
15.35
0
0
9
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
34
63
10094
3792
138
8/143
8/143
27.47
2.25
73.1
9
6
0
ODIs
17
17
1006
546
20
4/19
4/19
27.30
3.25
50.3
1
0
0
First-class
135
33619
13209
499
8/143
26.47
2.35
67.3
21
0
List A
41
2423
1315
52
4/19
4/19
25.28
3.25
46.5
2
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1972 - Jan 3, 1973 scorecard
Last Test
England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 25-30, 1977 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Mar 30, 1974 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Feb 1, 1981 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1968/69 - 1981/82
List A span
1971/72 - 1981/82
Profile
Just as Lindwall and Miller were complemented by Bill Johnston, during their salad days Lillee and Thomson had the unflagging support of Max Walker, a strapping paceman whose convoluted wrong-footed action inspired the nickname "Tangles" and was imitated in backyard games across the country. He was capable of leading Australia's attack at a pinch, as he did during Australia's 1972-73 tour of the West Indies, and when he obtained 8 for 143 in the sixth Test of the 1974-75 Ashes series with both Thomson and Lillee hors de combat. When he retired, in the aftermath of World Series Cricket, Walker became a successful commentator; a series of best-selling anecdote collections reflected his skills as a raconteur. Gideon Haigh
