Isaac Donnithorne Walker (8 January 1844 – 6 July 1898) was an English

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. Walker was born in

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, London, the youngest of seven cricket-playing brothers. The family were part-owners of

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brewery in

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. He was a right-handed

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and an underarm slow right-arm bowler. He played for

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(MCC) (1862–1884), a Middlesex XI (1862–1863) and

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(1864–1884). He succeeded his brother Edward as captain of Middlesex in 1873 and served in the post for twelve seasons. His family's cricket ground at Southgate is maintained by the Walker Trust to this day. He died at

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, aged 54. His estate was valued at £195,483.

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