Alf Walker
Full names: Alfred Percy
Date of birth: 8 May 1893
Place of birth: Randfontein
School: Randfontein High
Springbok no: 170
Springbok debut province: Natal
Physical: 1.84m, 86.2kg
Date of death: 17 Jul 1971 (Age 78)
Test summary: Tests: 6 Tries: 0
First Test: 13 Aug 1921 Age 28 - Flank against New Zealand at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Last Test: 20 Sep 1924 Age 31 - Lock against Britain at Newlands, Cape Town
Tours Australia & New Zealand 1921
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
13 Aug 1921 28Flank New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin Lose: 5-13  Natal
17 Sep 1921 28Flank New Zealand Athletic Park, Wellington Draw: 0-0  Natal
16 Aug 1924 31Lock Britain Kingsmead, Durban Win: 7-3  Natal
23 Aug 1924 31Lock Britain Wanderers (Old Wanderers), Johannesburg Win: 17-0  Natal
13 Sep 1924 31Lock Britain Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth Draw: 3-3  Natal
20 Sep 1924 31Lock Britain Newlands, Cape Town Win: 16-9  Natal

Alf Walker: Doc Craven

Alf Walker was the father of Harry Newton Walker, the 1953 Springbok. I had great admiration for Alf.

On in years, even in his everyday clothes he looked a strong man, an impressive figure. I could see why he was rated so highly by New Zealand in 1921. He gave me the impression he could have taken on a pack of forwards on his own, as Bubbles Koch once did against Northern Transvaal.

I didn't realise at the time that Harry was his son but when I did, I found it easy to understand where he had got his strength from.

I was told that it was a case of like father, like son, because Alf Walker was as strong in his day as Harry was in his.

A man not to be trifled with - he feared no one.