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Full name Brooke Graeme Keith Walker
Born March 25, 1977, Auckland
Current age 31 years 158 days
Major teams New Zealand,Auckland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
5
8
2
118
27*
19.66
478
24.68
0
0
10
0
0
0
ODIs
11
7
4
47
16*
15.66
79
59.49
0
0
3
0
5
0
First-class
84
109
27
1769
107*
21.57
1
4
38
0
List A
86
52
16
353
33*
9.80
0
0
36
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
5
7
669
399
5
2/92
2/97
79.80
3.57
133.8
0
0
0
ODIs
11
11
438
417
8
2/43
2/43
52.12
5.71
54.7
0
0
0
First-class
84
11014
5325
164
8/107
32.46
2.90
67.1
4
0
List A
86
3841
2663
80
4/32
4/32
33.28
4.15
48.0
2
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, Nov 17-21, 2000 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, May 1-3, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v New Zealand at Benoni, Oct 22, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1997/98 - 2004/05
List A span
1997/98 - 2004/05
Profile
A legspinner has one of the toughest jobs in cricket, not only must he take wickets but he must hope that his captain is a player prepared to put his faith in the value of spin bowling as an attacking weapon. Brooke Walker had that advantage in Auckland - he captained his side to three domestic championships in New Zealand - but he did not had the same fortune at the international level where, generally, opportunities only came if Vettori was not able to play, or on the rare occasion when he needed some support. Walker, like many spinners in New Zealand, might have done better with more spinner-friendly surfaces to give him the chance for longer spells of bowling in domestic cricket to push his case for more international opportunities. With little chance of another recall to the New Zealand side, Walker finally announced his retirement from all cricket in June 2005. Lynn McConnell
