Stewart John Walters (born 25 June 1983 in

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) is an Australian

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.

Cricket career

Early career

Walters played his early cricket for Midland-Guildford in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition. He played under-age and second XI cricket for

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before concentrating on county cricket in England. He also played seven games of

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for Swan Districts in the

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Surrey

Walters played in the 2006 Twenty20 Cup competition for his team,

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, though he averaged just 7 runs through the competition. He also played three games in the 2006

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, debuting with a sturdy innings of 41, comprising ten boundaries and one single, from third in the batting order. Since the opening of the 2007 season, Walters has played several non-Championship matches for the Surrey team, including various Second XI fixtures. He played in the County Championship game against

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in July 2009, making his highest first-class score of 111 *. Walters is a middle-order batsman and occasional bowler. When

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had to miss games because of his knee injury, and then announced his retirement with immediate effect in August 2009, Walters took over the captaincy on a short-term basis.

Glamorgan

In February 2011, Walters left Surrey to seek pastures new and joined

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signing a two-year contract. He signed a one-year extension to his contract in September 2012 after scoring Glamorgan's highest individual score of the 2012 season in the

with 159 against

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and was their leading fielder with 13 catches. He was not re-engaged following the 2014 season.

Career best performances

''as of 11 November 2014''

References

External links

Cricket Archive profile

Walters discussing impact of floodlights
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walters, Stewart 1983 births Living people Cricketers from Melbourne Australian cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Surrey cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in England People educated at Guildford Grammar School Australian cricket coaches Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Swan Districts Football Club players People from Mornington, Victoria 21st-century Australian sportsmen