Maxwell Henry Norman Walker was an Australian sportsman who played both cricket and Australian rules football at high levels.
27 Facts About Max Walker
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Max Walker wrote 14 books over a period of thirty years and became a successful public speaker.
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Max Walker died of multiple myeloma on 28 September 2016 after being diagnosed with the disease three years earlier.
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Max Walker was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
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Max Walker was born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 12 September 1948.
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Max Walker played for North Hobart Cricket Club and North Hobart Football Club as a junior.
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Max Walker relocated from Hobart to Melbourne in 1967 and made his VFL debut the same year.
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Max Walker spent six seasons with Melbourne, playing 85 games as a ruckman and defender and earning one Brownlow Medal vote in 1968.
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Max Walker made his test debut for Australia in the second Test against Pakistan that commenced on 29 December 1972.
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Max Walker took five wickets in the match and retained his place in the team for the next match, the final of the series.
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Max Walker played a total of 34 Tests, taking 138 wickets as a medium-fast bowler.
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Max Walker played in 17 ODIs between 1974 and 1981, as well as playing in the breakaway World Series Cricket from 1977 to 1979.
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Max Walker became a highly regarded for his work in the media, including television and radio.
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Once he retired from cricket, Max Walker first appeared on radio, calling cricket for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with Drew Morphett and Alan McGilvray for four years from 1981.
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Max Walker was part of the commercial radio cricket coverage run by 2UE and 3AK.
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Max Walker was a commentator for Channel Nine's cricket matches between 1985 and 1991.
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Max Walker appeared in television advertisements throughout his career, commencing with an Aerogard commercial in the mid-1970s.
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Max Walker made a guest appearance on Red Faces for an episode of Hey Hey It's Saturday.
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Max Walker was the author of 14 books, with total sales exceeding one million copies.
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Max Walker's first book, Tangles, was an autobiography published in 1976.
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Max Walker turned it into a successful business and continued speaking until at least 2015.
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Max Walker held the designation of Certified Speaking Professional, which is the highest accreditation within Professional Speakers Australia.
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Max Walker received the Educator of the Year award from Professional Speakers Australia at that same convention.
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On 13 June 2011, Max Walker was named a Member of the Order of Australia for service to cricket at a national and international level as a player and commentator, and to the community through a range of youth and social welfare organisations.
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Max Walker was married twice and had five children: three sons from his first marriage, and two daughters with his second wife Kerry.
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Max Walker was an avid collector of fountain pens and featured in one episode of the ABC's Collectors.
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Max Walker died from multiple myeloma on 28 September 2016, after being diagnosed in August 2013.