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	Robert Key (c)

	Azhar Mahmood

	Simon Cook

	Joe Denly

	Neil Dexter

	Paul Dixey

	Geraint Jones (wk)

	Robbie Joseph

	Justin Kemp

	Amjad Khan

	Ryan McLaren

	Sam Northeast

	Martin Saggers

	Darren Stevens

	James Tredwell

	Martin van Jaarsveld

	Matt Walker

	Yasir Arafat

Matt Walker

England

Player profile

Full name Matthew Jonathan Walker
Born January 2, 1974, Gravesend, Kent
Current age 34 years 204 days
Major teams Kent
Nickname Walks
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 6 in
Education King's School, Rochester

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	182	299	32	9763	275*	36.56			25	40			121
List A	254	231	34	5599	117	28.42			3	34			69
Twenty20	40	38	6	765	58*	23.90	656	116.61	0	1	81	16	4

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	182		1876	1121	22	2/21		50.95	3.58	85.2		0	0
List A	254		886	740	30	4/24	4/24	24.66	5.01	29.5	1	0	0
Twenty20	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics
First-class debut	1992/93
Last First-class	Somerset v Kent at Taunton, Jul 16-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	1994
Last List A	Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, Jul 20, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Kent v Hampshire at Beckenham, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, Jul 9-10, 2008 scorecard

Profile

Matthew Walker made his Kent debut way back in 1992, and his early career was littered with promise. He captained England Under-19 in 1993 and in 1996 scored 275* against Somerset, the highest ever score by a Kent batsman at Canterbury. His career then stalled for several years, and it looked like Kent would release him, but he returned to form in 2001 and since then has been a lynchpin of the Kent middle order. He is also an outstanding fielder. 2006 was a vintage year for Walker as he scored 1419 runs in the Championship.
Sam Collins September 2006