Peter Walker MBE, the former Glamorgan President and England cricketer, has become the ninth former Glamorgan player to join the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.
Born in Bristol in 1936, but partly educated in South Africa, Walker spent two years in the Merchant Navy before playing for Glamorgan between 1954 and 1972.
Walker was a member of the Glamorgan team who won the county championship in 1969 and he won three Test caps in 1960.
His record of 17,000 first-class runs and 770 wickets was backed up by 740 catches with Walker recognised as one of the greatest close fielders. Walker was also a respected cricket writer and broadcaster when he retired in 1972.
Walker was also a renowned cricket administrator after playing an integral part in the newly-formed Cricket Board of Wales between 1996 and 1999 as the inaugural chief executive.
Walker was also behind the development of the National Cricket Centre for Wales at The SSE SWALEC, for which he was officially awarded a MBE.
Walker also enjoyed a stints as the Professional Cricketers’ Association chairman and served as Glamorgan president from 2009 -2010.
Walker follows Johnnt Clay, Jeff Jones, Tony Lewis, Don Shepherd, Maurice Turnbull, Alan Watkins, Wilf Wooller, Alan Jones and Simon Jones as the ninth fomer player to join the Hall of Fame.
The WSHOF is a charitable organisation created to commemorate the sporting achievements and preserve the artifacts of Welsh sportsmen and women.
It was established in 1980 from the memorabilia collection of Welsh radio commentator G. V. Wynne-Jones.
Since 1990, inductees to the exclusive "Roll of Honour" have been chosen annually by a trustees committee comprising representatives from athletics, media, universities and museums.
The organisation has also given awards to individuals for outstanding contribution to Welsh sport.