Walter Thorburn
Personal information
Full name
Walter Hunter Thorburn
Born7 October 1884
Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Died27 March 1957(1957-03-27) (aged 72)
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1909–1912Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 183
Batting average 30.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 90*
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2022

Walter Hunter Thorburn (7 October 1884 — 27 March 1957) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

The son of M. G. Thorburn, he was born in October 1884 at Innerleithen, Peebleshire. He was educated in England at Marlborough College.[1] In September 1903, he joined the Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry as a second lieutenant.[2] A club cricketer for Peebleshire, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Perth in 1909. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1912, making a further three appearances against Ireland and one against the touring Indians.[3] He scored 183 runs in his five matches, at an average of 30.50 and a highest score of 90 not out.[4] Thorburn served with the Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry in the First World War, holding the rank of captain in July 1916, the month in which he was made a temporary major.[5] Outside of cricket, Thorburn was in business as a woollen manufacturer and mill owner;[1] he was a senior director of Messrs Walter Thorburn & Bros. Ltd. He died at Peebles in March 1957.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904. Marlborough College. 1905. p. 556.
  2. ↑ "No. 27600". The London Gazette. 25 September 1903. p. 5917.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Thorburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Thorburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "No. 29726". The London Gazette. 25 August 1916. p. 8488.
  6. ↑ Death of Peebles mill owner. Edinburgh Evening News. 29 March 1957. p. 9
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