William Jack Malden (14 May 1899 – 23 November 1963) was an English cricketer. Malden was a right-handed batsman. He played mainly for Sussex County Cricket Club.
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| Full name | William Jack Malden | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1899 Ticehurst, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 November 1963(1963-11-23) (aged 64) Newbury, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Eustace Malden (father)[upper-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1920–1922 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| 1921 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Malden was born at Ticehurst in Sussex and educated at Haileybury College where he played cricket for the college team between 1914 and 1917, captaining it in his final year.[2] He played for Lord's Schools against The Rest in 1917[3] and was described as a "good batsman who was also a fine field".[2] After World War I he went up on Cambridge University.
His first-class cricket debut for Sussex came against Leicestershire in the 1920 County Championship,[4] He made nine further first-class appearances during the 1920 season. During the 1921 season Malden played his only first-class match for Cambridge University against the British Army as well as making eleven appearances for Sussex[4] He scored his only first-class century during the season against Warwickshire. He made two further appearances for Sussex in the 1922 County Championship against Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.[4]
Malden died at Kingston Warren near Newbury in Berkshire in November 1963 aged 64.[5] His father Eustace Malden also played first-class cricket as did his father's cousin Ernest Malden.[upper-alpha 1]