Post-retirement from cricket Max Walker

1 post-retirement cricket

1.1 media career
1.2 writing career
1.3 public speaking

post-retirement cricket

after retiring competitive cricket in 1981 walker practised architecture 10 years. became celebrity on television , radio, successful author , public speaker.

media career

once retired cricket, walker first appeared on radio, calling cricket australian broadcasting corporation (abc) drew morphett , alan mcgilvray 4 years 1981. part of commercial radio cricket coverage run 2ue , 3ak. first television appearances date 1982, cricket expert on channel 7 s world of sport. after moving channel 9 in 1985, part of national 9 news melbourne brian naylor, reading sports reports on nightly news. hosted 9 network s sunday footy show 1993–1998 , 9 s wide world of sports program until cancelled in 1999. commentator channel 9 s cricket matches between 1986 , 1991. in 2005 appeared on 9 network s sports show given sunday, hosted james brayshaw, abc2 s sports program late night legends featuring highlights of 1974–75 ashes series in walker had prominent role.

walker s distinctive broad australian accent parodied in several albums twelfth man (billy birmingham), including being featured central character on 1994 album wired world of sports ii. follows walker through day @ job @ 9 network in assaults co-host ken sutcliffe in order increase chances of regaining place on cricket commentary team.

he appeared in television advertisements throughout career, commencing aerogard commercial in mid-1970s.

writing career

max walker author of 14 books total sales exceeding 1 million copies. first book, tangles (written neil phillipson), autobiography published in 1976. subsequent books contained light-hearted anecdotes career, titles such wit of walker, how kiss crocodile , how puzzle python. final book caps, hats , helmets released in 2006.

public speaking

following cancellation of 9 s wide world of sports in 1999, walker commenced appearing on public speaking circuit. turned successful business , continued speaking until @ least 2015. walker held designation of certified speaking professional highest accreditation within professional speakers australia. in 2016 presented keynote address @ professional speakers australia annual convention. received educator of year award professional speakers australia @ same convention.