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Full name | Steven John Malone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chelmsford, Essex, England | 19 October 1953|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Piggy [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–1978 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1984 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Dorset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Wiltshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WT20Is umpired | 1 (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC umpired | 6 (2008–2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA umpired | 5 (2010–2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,13 February 2010 |
Steven John Malone (born 19 October 1953) is an English former first-class cricketer and cricket umpire. A journeyman county cricketer,he played at first-class level for Essex,Hampshire,and Glamorgan. He played predominantly for Hampshire as a right-arm fast-medium bowler,taking 103 wickets from 46 first-class matches and 99 wickets from 65 matches List A one-day matches. After the end of his first-class career,he played Minor Counties Cricket and later became a first-class umpire.
Malone was born at Chelmsford in October 1953. He played club cricket for Witham Cricket Club in Essex,where he was spotted as a fast-bowler by Trevor Bailey. Bailey persuaded him to play under the guidance of his son with Hadleigh and Thundersley in the Essex Cricket League,with Malone subsequently being signed by Essex. [1] He played just two first-class matches for Essex against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1975 and 1978. [2] He left Essex in 1979,following their first County Championship title. [1]
Malone joined Hampshire in 1980,making seven appearances in the County Championship. [2] However,during his debut season he was utilised more in List A one-day cricket,making sixteen appearances across that season's one-day competitions, [3] taking 23 wickets. [4] Eight first-class appearances followed in 1981, [2] alongside seventeen one-day appearances in which he took 27 wickets; [3] against Cheshire in the NatWest Trophy he took his maiden one-day five wicket haul with figures of 5 for 34. [5] In the 1982 season,Malone found his opportunities in the Hampshire eleven limited,making just six appearances each in first-class and one-day cricket. [2] [3] Against Oxford University in 1982,he took his career best first-class figures of 7 for 55,ending with match figures of 12 for 110. [6] [7] Malone established himself in the Hampshire in the County Championship in 1983, [1] and made a total of 22 first-class appearances across the season, [2] in which he took 48 wickets at an average of 37.43. [8] He also featured in 23 one-day matches in 1983, [3] taking 37 wickets at an average of 20.37. [4] Alongside Keith Stevenson,Malone was offered a one-year contract extension at the end of the 1983 season. [9] The 1984 season was to be his last playing for Hampshire,with Malone making three first-class and one-day appearances, [2] [3] with the presence of Malcolm Marshall keeping him out of the starting eleven. [10] He was released at the end of that season,alongside Mel Hussain and Kevin Emery. [11] In 46 first-class appearances for Hampshire,he took 103 wickets at an average of 33.79. [12] In one-day cricket,he took 99 wickets at an average of 22.07 from 65 matches. [13]
Following his release,Malone joined Glamorgan for the 1985 season. [14] He made nine appearances for Glamorgan in first-class matches in 1985, [2] taking 5 for 38 against Hampshire at Southampton,which were to be his best figures in the County Championship. [15] His nine first-class appearances for Glamorgan yielded 13 wickets at an average of 50.30. [12] He also made two one-day appearances in the 1985 John Player Special League. [3] Having found his opportunities at Glamorgan limited,he left following the end of the 1985 season. [14]
From there,he proceeded to the North of England to play minor counties cricket for Durham, [16] playing in three Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches apiece, [17] [18] alongside playing against Warwickshire in the NatWest Trophy. [3] In 1986,he was chosen to play for the combined Minor Counties cricket team in the Benson &Hedges Cup,making three appearances in the group stages of the tournament. [3] He returned south in 1987,playing for Dorset twice each in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy, [17] [18] and once in the NatWest Trophy. [17] [3] Malone began playing minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in 1990, [19] with him making 23 Minor Counties Championship appearances between 1990 and 1992, [17] two MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances, [18] and a single one-day appearance in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. [3]
Following the conclusion of his playing career in county cricket,Malone played club cricket for the Old Tauntonians,Lymington,and Waterlooville in the Southern Premier Cricket League. [20] [1] He became a youth coach at Hampshire, [14] before taking up umpiring and standing in Southern Premier Cricket League matches. From there,he progressed to stand in minor counties and Second XI Championship matches. [1] He was later appointed to the England and Wales Cricket Board's reserve umpires list,to which he was retained in 2008. [21]
He first stood in a first-class match in 2008,between Oxford MCCU and Nottinghamshire at Oxford. [22] In the same year,he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Following intensive treatment with chemotherapy,he entered into remission. [23] A year after his initial diagnosis,he returned to umpire in first-class cricket. [24] Malone umpired in six first-class matches between 2009 and 2011, [22] alongside five one-day matches in the 2010 and 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 competitions. [25] Malone also stood in a single Women's Twenty20 International between England Women and New Zealand Women at Southampton in 2010. [26] Malone moved to Yorkshire in 2011,where he began umpiring in the Yorkshire Premier League under the mentorship of David Byas. [1] He stopped umpiring at club level in 2023,standing at Lord's in the final of the Village Cup between Milford Hall and Leeds &Broomfield. [27] In March 2024,he was appointed the Bradford Premier League's disciplinary officer. [28]
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