Ernest Malden Explained

Ernest Malden (10 October 1870 – 13 September 1955) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played one first-class cricket match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1893.^{[1] [2]}

Malden was born in Sheldwich in Kent in 1870. His only first-class appearance was against MCC in June 1893 at Lord's.^[3] His cousin Eustace Malden, played 12 times for Kent between 1892 and 1893^[4] and Eustace's son, Jack Malden, also played 24 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex in the early 1920s.^[5]

Malden died at Salisbury in Rhodesia in 1955 aged 84.

Notes and References

1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17804.html Ernest Malden
2. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 349–350. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31178/31178.html Ernest Malden
4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31179/31179.html Eustace Malden
5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31180/31180.html Jack Malden