Walter Arthur Wellham (born 17 September 1932) is a former

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er who had a brief

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career in the 1959/60 season for

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. A slow left-arm orthodox

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, Wellham played

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for

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before making his first-class debut for New South Wales. He collected 19 wickets from his seven appearances at a

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of 23.26 runs per wicket. His nephew,

Dirk Wellham Dirk MacDonald Wellham (born 13 March 1959) is a former Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches and 17 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1981 and 1987. He is one of three players to score a century in both his first class an ...

, was an Australian

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and

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player. Wally Welham was a much-loved and respected high school principal, his schools including

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in NSW.

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* 1932 births Living people Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from New South Wales {{Australia-cricket-bio-1930s-stub

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