Samuel Malthouse was an English

England

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 cricket

Cricket

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er who played for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 between 1890 and 1895.

Malthouse was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire

Whitwell, Derbyshire

Whitwell is a small village located in Derbyshire, England.Although Whitwell celebrated its 1,000th anniversary in the 'Whitwell 1000' Celebrations of 1989 it is much older than this celebration suggests.The earliest written references to Whitwell are from the Anglo-Saxon charters however many of...

, the son of John G. Malthouse, a mason, and his wife Ann. Malthouse himself became a mason, He was a notable performer for Whitwell Cricket Club in the 1880s with James Stubbings

James Stubbings

James Stubbings was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1885....

 and 'G G' Walker

George Glossop Walker

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 and all three also played for Welbeck as well as the county.

Malthouse debuted for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1890 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1890

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1890 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing twenty years. Derbyshire's matches were not considered to be first class in this season. Derbyshire had recruited Fred Spofforth a former Australian captain to help revive the club's...

, when the club was without first-class status, He was fourth highest scorer and achieved a five wicket innings in 1890. He and played regularly for the next three years. He played eight first class matches during the 1894 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1894

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1894 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty three years. Derbyshire's matches were re-accorded first class status in this season but they did not start to take part in the County Championship until the following...

, starting with a match against Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

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. After Derbyshire joined the County Championship

County Championship

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 in the 1895 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1895

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, he played one match - a draw against Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

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. Malthouse was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace and occasional off-spin bowler. He was a lower-order batsman and a consistent and economical bowler.

Malthouse died at Whitwell aged 74.

His son, William Malthouse

William Malthouse

William Norman Malthouse was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919 and 1920.Malthouse was born at Whitwell, Derbyshire, the son of Samuel Malthouse who had also played for Derbyshire...

, played for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...

between 1919 and 1920.