Harry Mallett
Richard Henry Mallett (14 October 1858 in Louth, Lincolnshire – 29 November 1939 at Ickenham, Middlesex)[1] was a cricket player and administrator.
As a cricketer he was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.[1] He was a stalwart of Durham, playing for them from 1884 right through to 1906, being captain in 1897. He scored 107 for Durham against Cambridgeshire that season. His sole first-class match was for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against London County in 1901.
He took a great interest in the formation of the Minor Counties Cricket Association in 1895 and was the Hon. Secretary from 1897 to 1907. Later he was chairman and President.[2]
He was manager of three West Indian touring sides to England – in 1906, 1923 and 1928 – as well as the West Indian team to Australia in 1930-31 and the English team in the West Indies in 1929-30. He helped form the West Indies Cricket Board of Control in 1927.[3][2]
He also played rugby for Hartlepool Rovers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Richard Henry Mallett". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "R. H. Mallett", The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1940, p. 35.
- ^ "'Young and keen': West Indian cricketers". Auckland Star: 11. 14 November 1930.
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