Walter Read


	Nationality	English
	Country	England
	Country Abbrev	Eng
	Name	Walter Read
	Picture	WReadjpg
	Batting Style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
	Bowling Style	Right-arm slow (underarm) fast (round arm)
	Tests	18
	Test Runs	720
	Test Bat Avg	2769
	Test 100s/50s	1/5
	Test Top Score	117
	Test Balls	60
	Test Wickets	0
	Test Bowl Avg	n/a
	Test 5s	0
	Test 10s	0
	Test Best Bowling	n/a
	Test Catches/stumpings	16/0
	FCs	467
	FC Runs	22349
	FC Bat Avg	3206
	FC 100s/50s	38/112
	FC Top Score	338
	FC Balls	5549
	FC Wickets	108
	FC Bowl Avg	3225
	FC 5s	1
	FC 10s	0
	FC Best Bowling	6/24
	FC Catches/stumpings	381/20
	Debut Date	30 December
	Debut Year	1882
	Last Date	26 August
	Last Year	1893

Walter William Read (born 23 November 1855 in Reigate , Surrey , died 6 January 1907 in Addiscombe Park , Surrey ) was an English Cricketer , who was a right hand bat, right hand slow underarm bowler, but right hand fast roundarm bowler. He also captained England in two Test Match es, winning them both. Read was named a Wisden Cricketer Of The Year in 1893 .

Read took part in the original Ashes match and is commemorated by the poem inscribed on the side of the urn:

When Ivo goes back with the urn, the urn;

Studds , Steel , Read and Tylecote return, return;

The welkin will ring loud,

The great crowd will feel proud,

Seeing Barlow and Bates with the urn, the urn;

And the rest coming home with the urn.

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Walter Read