Arthur Henry Walker (30 June 1833 – 4 October 1878) was an English

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. Walker was born in

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and he was the fourth of seven cricket playing brothers -

the Walkers of Southgate The Walkers of Southgate were an English cricketing family who lived at Arnos Grove house in Southgate, Middlesex, England. The family fortune was partly built through the brewing company Taylor Walker, and the Walker brothers – seven of t ...

. He played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and a round-arm right-arm bowler for

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(MCC) (1855–1861) and a Middlesex XI (1859–1862). He died in Arnos Grove, aged 45. He was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

for whom he played cricket.''

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'', "Obituaries in 1878"

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