Full Name
Paul Ian Walter
Born
28 May 1994
Place Of Birth
Basildon, Essex
Country
England
Height
201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Role
Batting Allrounder
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Left-arm medium-fast
Paul Walter
Paul Walter
Paul Walter
Paul Ian Walter is an English left-handed all-rounder and left-arm medium-fast bowler known for his 6'7" height and utility in T20 cricket. Representing Essex and joining Welsh Fire for 2025, he is a "late bloomer" who became a T20 globetrotter (Brisbane Heat, Peshawar Zalmi) known for deceptive cutters, useful lower-order runs, and an aggressive top-order approach.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire vs Essex · 33rd Match | First Class | June 12, 2026 | 112 | 145 | 11 | 0 | 77.24 |
| Essex vs Kent · Match 55 | T20 | June 9, 2026 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Middlesex vs Essex · Match 51 | T20 | June 7, 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Essex vs Derbyshire · Match 33 | T20 | May 31, 2026 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 170.83 |
| Kent vs Essex · Match 24 | T20 | May 29, 2026 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Hampshire vs Essex · Match 18 | T20 | May 26, 2026 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire vs Essex · Match 18 | T20 | May 26, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Surrey vs Essex · Match 15 | First Class | April 24, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Derbyshire vs Essex · at Derby | List A | August 26, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Welsh Fire (Men) vs Southern Brave (Men) · Match 21 | T100 | August 20, 2025 | 3.2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Oval Invincibles (Men) vs Welsh Fire (Men) · Match 16 | T100 | August 16, 2025 | 3.2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.38 |
| Welsh Fire (Men) vs Manchester Originals (Men) · Match 12 | T100 | August 13, 2025 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.43 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 174 | 119 | 26 | 3 | 146.22 |
| County Championship Division One 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 381 | 768 | 48 | 0 | 49.61 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Aug 5, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 100.00 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 26 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 83.87 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 326 | 218 | 34 | 14 | 149.54 |
| County Championship Division One 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 914 | 1471 | 125 | 8 | 62.13 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 14.1 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 1/36 | 10.94 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 31 | 0 | 364 | 10 | 2/34 | 11.74 |
| Big Bash League 2024 | T20 | Dec 15, 2024 - Jan 27, 2025 | 19 | 0 | 176 | 4 | 2/23 | 9.26 |
| The Hundred Mens 2024 | T100 | Jul 23, 2024 - Aug 18, 2024 | 14.5 | 0 | 128 | 3 | 1/10 | 8.63 |
| Vitality Blast 2024 | T20 | May 30, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024 | 41 | 0 | 362 | 17 | 3/33 | 8.83 |
| Vitality County Championship Division One 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 5, 2024 - Sep 26, 2024 | 55.3 | 7 | 203 | 6 | 2/18 | 3.66 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 174 | 149 | 2446 | 1735 | 78 | 19.7200 | 140.9700 | 25 | 203 | 116 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 17 | 14 | 298 | 310 | 50 | 27.0900 | 96.1200 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| First Class | 69 | 101 | 3497 | 6611 | 158 | 38.8500 | 52.8900 | 11 | 458 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 174 | 136 | 340.30 | 2043 | 3166 | 116 | 27.2900 | 9.2900 | 17.6000 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 17 | 12 | 64.20 | 386 | 461 | 14 | 32.9200 | 7.1600 | 27.5000 | 4/37 | 4/37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 69 | 54 | 340.40 | 2044 | 1213 | 31 | 39.1200 | 3.5600 | 65.9000 | 3/20 | 5/50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Major Teams Represented
- Current Teams: Essex (2016–present), Welsh Fire (2025–present)
- Previous Teams: Manchester Originals (2022–2024), Brisbane Heat (2023/24–2024/25), Peshawar Zalmi (2024)
Key Debuts
- First-Class Debut: 13 August 2016 for Essex vs. Derbyshire.
- List A Debut: 10 May 2017 for Essex vs. Sussex.
- T20 Debut: 24 June 2016 for Essex vs. Hampshire.
- The Hundred Debut: 2022 for Manchester Originals.
Awards And Highlights
- Major Trophy: County Championship (2017, 2019), T20 Blast (2019), BBL winner with Brisbane Heat.
- Essex leading wicket-taker, Vitality Blast (2017).
- Key player in Manchester Originals reaching 2022 The Hundred final.
- Signed new Essex contract until 2028.
Key Statistics
- First-Class: 65 matches, 3,258 runs @ 39.25, 31 wickets
- T20: 174 matches, 2,446 runs @ 19.72, 116 wickets
- List A: 17 matches, 298 runs @ 27.09, 14 wickets
- High Scores: 158 (FC), 78 (T20)
- Best Bowling: 4/37 (List A), 3/20 (T20)
