Alexia Walker

Alexia Laurette Walker (born 26 November 1982) is an English cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for England in August 2001, making her debut against Scotland. In total she took one wicket and scored 14 runs. She played domestic cricket for Sussex from 1998 to 2015, before returning to play for them in 2023.

Alexia Walker
Personal information
Full name
Alexia Laurette Walker
Born (1982-11-26) 26 November 1982
St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 97)10 August 2001 v Scotland
Last ODI12 August 2001 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998–2015Sussex
2023–presentSussex
Career statistics
Competition WODI WLA WT20
Matches 3 159 47
Runs scored 14 1,623 591
Batting average 14.00 18.65 17.90
100s/50s 0/0 1/6 0/3
Top score 7* 113* 61
Balls bowled 54 5,794 518
Wickets 1 157 29
Bowling average 29.00 20.80 18.68
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/0 5/17 4/12
Catches/stumpings 1/– 52/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2021

In June 2009 Walker was appointed as the cricket director at Brighton College, a co-educational private school in Brighton. She is the first woman cricket director at an English private school. Previously she was cricket performance manager at Loughborough University.

In January 2010 Walker became one of only three women to pass the ECB Level 4 Coaching Certificate and was believed to be the youngest candidate of either sex to gain the award.

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