George Maltby

George Maltby (1 October 1876 – 30 July 1924) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905.

George Maltby

Personal information
Full name	George Maltby
Born	(1876-10-01)1 October 1876 South Normanton. Derbyshire, England
Died	30 July 1924(1924-07-30) (aged 47) Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1905	Derbyshire
First-class debut	24 July 1905 Derbyshire v Warwickshire
Last First-class	10 August 1905 Derbyshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 22 Batting average 4.40 100s/50s / Top score 7* Balls bowled 30 Wickets 0 Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 0-20 Catches/stumpings 1
Source: , July 2012

Maltby was born in South Normanton, Derbyshire, the son of Samuel Maltby, a coal miner, and his wife Jane.[1]

Maltby made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1905 season against Warwickshire in July, hitting a duck in his debut innings and scoring 4 in the second. In the same week, Maltby appeared against Leicestershire with a similar performance. In his third and final first-class appearance in an innings defeat by Sussex at Hove, Maltby was not out at the close of play. Maltby was a right-handed batsman and played 6 innings in 3 matches with a top score of 7 not out and an average of 4.40. He bowled 5 overs but took no wickets.[2]

Maltby died in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire at the age of 48.

References

1. British Census 1881
2. George Maltby at Cricket Archive