Alexander George William St. Lo Malet (25 October 1845 – 11 January 1922) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. A career soldier, St. Lo Malet served in the 39th Regiment of Foot from 1866–84. In addition to his military career, he played first-class cricket in 1865.
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| Full name | Alexander George William St. Lo Malet | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1845 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 January 1922 (aged 76) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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Military career and first-class cricket edit
St. Lo Malet was born at Portsmouth to Lieutenant Colonel Charles St. Lo Malet and his wife, Jane St. Lo Clarke.[1] He attended the Royal Military College, graduating into the 39th Regiment of Foot as an ensign in March 1864.[2] The following year he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Middlesex at Islington.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Gentlemen of England first-innings for 11 runs by Russell Walker, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 12 runs by Anthony Wilkinson.[4] He purchased the rank of lieutenant in May 1867.[5] He was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1878.[6] He was seconded for duty with the Territorial Auxiliary in July 1881, at which point he was also promoted to the rank of major.[7] However, this promotion was cancelled in September of the following year.[8] He retired from active service in March 1884.[9] St. Lo Malet died at Marylebone in January 1922.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Alexander George William St. Lo Malet". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 22836". The London Gazette. 22 March 1864. p. 1713.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Malet". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Gentlemen of Middlesex v Gentlemen of England, 1865". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 7746". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 May 1867. p. 551.
- ^ "No. 24548". The London Gazette. 1 February 1878. p. 522.
- ^ "No. 24999". The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3684.
- ^ "No. 25155". The London Gazette. 10 October 1882. p. 4571.
- ^ "No. 25370". The London Gazette. 27 June 1884. p. 2797.