Walter George "Wally" Driver (25 September 1922 – 11 January 1994) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1946–47 and four matches for Western Australia in the 1949–50 season.[1] Driver toured New Zealand with the Australian team in February and March 1950, but in May 1950 he returned to Melbourne.[2] He did not play first-class cricket again.
![]() Driver in New Zealand in 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Walter George Driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Melbourne, Australia | 25 September 1922||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 January 1994 Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–47 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1949–50 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2016 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Walter Driver". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "State Cricket Loss DRIVER RETURNING TO VICTORIA". The West Australian. Vol. 66, no. 19, 925. Western Australia. 29 May 1950. p. 17. Retrieved 8 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Media related to Walter Driver at Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Driver at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Walter Driver at ESPNcricinfo