Ernest Mallinson

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Ernest Mallinson
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Henry Powell Mallinson
Born14 June 1898
Dulwich, Surrey, England
Died10 November 1991(1991-11-10) (aged 93)
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923/24–1935/36Europeans
1926/27Army
1926/27Southern Punjab
1926/27Northern India
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 432
Batting average 27.00
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 112
Balls bowled 102
Wickets 6
Bowling average 22.83
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/35
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2023

Ernest Henry Powell Mallinson (14 June 1898 – 10 November 1991) was an English first-class cricketer, British Indian Army officer, and schoolmaster.

The son of John Mallinson, he was born at Dulwich in June 1898. He was educated in Scotland at Fettes College, where he played for the college cricket team.[1] Mallinson served in the British Indian Army in the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in February 1918.[2] He was promoted to captain in October 1920,[3] with promotion to captain following in January 1923.[4] In British India, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Hindus at Lahore in the 1923–24 Lahore Tournament,[5] scoring 68 runs in the Europeans second innings.[6] Against the Sikhs in the 1925–26 Lahore Tournament, he scored what would be his only first-class century, with a score of 112 opening the batting.[7] In addition to playing for the Europeans, Mallinson also played first-class cricket for the Indian Army cricket team, Southern Punjab and Northern India, all against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club in November 1926.[5] He made two further first-class appearances, both for the Europeans in 1928 and 1935.[5] In eight first-class matches, he scored 432 runs at an average of exactly 27; with the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 22.83, with best figures of 4 for 35.[8]

Serving in the Indian Army with the 17th Dogra Regiment by 1932,[2] he was promoted to major in January 1936,[9] prior to being transferred to the unemployed list in April of the same year.[10] Mallinson later became a schoolmaster in Kenya Colony.[1] He died in England at Shoreham-by-Sea in November 1991.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Fettes College Register, 1870 to 1932. Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable. 1933.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Mike (1932). The Indian Army List. Defense Department. p. 239.
  3. ^ "No. 32188". The London Gazette. 11 January 1921. p. 282.
  4. ^ "No. 32844". The London Gazette. 13 July 1923. p. 4859.
  5. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Ernest Mallinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Europeans v Hindus, Lahore Tournament 1923/24". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Europeans v Sikhs, Lahore Tournament 1925/26". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Player profile: Ernest Mallinson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ^ "No. 34264". The London Gazette. 13 March 1936. p. 1659.
  10. ^ "No. 34284". The London Gazette. 15 May 1936. p. 3151.

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