Walter Price (9 October 1834 – 4 September 1894) was an English

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and umpire who played 33 first-class games between 1868 and 1882. Most of his matches were for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), but he also appeared five times in

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for Nottinghamshire, as well as appearing for the Players in both Gentlemen v Players games in 1870. As an umpire, Price stood on 72 occasions, mostly at

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, from 1865 to 1893. He made his only half-century, 57, for Nottinghamshire against

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at The Oval in July 1869, while his only five-wicket innings haul, 5/88, was achieved for MCC against Gloucestershire at Lord's in August 1870.Walter Price
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-10-10. Price was born in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, and died there at the age of 59. Three sons had brief first-class careers. Alfred Price played seven matches, including one for Lancashire and three for Nottinghamshire; Frederick Price had one game for

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; and William Price turned out twice for Liverpool and District.

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