Walter Anstead
Personal information
Full name
Walter Anstead
Born(1845-02-26)26 February 1845
Twickenham, England
Died14 May 1933(1933-05-14) (aged 88)
Bournemouth, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1870–1872Surrey
FC debut11 August 1870 Surrey v Lancashire
Last FC18 July 1872 Surrey v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 61
Batting average 6.10
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 17
Balls bowled 1,381
Wickets 48
Bowling average 11.29
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/27
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 September 2008

Walter Anstead (1845-1933) was an English first-class cricketer who played six matches for Surrey between 1870 and 1872. A right arm fast bowler, he was highly successful in the handful of games he appeared in, taking an impressive 48 wickets at just 11.29 with a strike rate of a wicket every 28.77 balls. His best bowling, of 6 for 27, came against Lancashire at the Oval on his debut in 1870, a performance which helped Surrey to an innings victory, while a week later he took 11 wickets in the game against Sussex, helping his team to a victory by just 14 runs. After four games in August 1870 he reappeared only once in 1871 and 1872. His brother Thomas Anstead was a notable player in club cricket while his son Rudolph Anstead played a first-class match in India in 1921/22.

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