Val Holten
Australian cricketer (1927–2015)
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Charles Valentine "Val" Holten (15 September 1927 – 14 January 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played five first class cricket matches for Victoria between 1950–51 and 1952–53. Born in Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, Holten was a right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler who bowled inswingers.[1][2] He was considered "one of the State's most useful cricketers."[3]
Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| Full name | Charles Valentine Holten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1927 Brighton, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 January 2015 (aged 87) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1950/51–1952/53 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 30 August 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holten attended Hailebury College and Melbourne Grammar,[4] and first played District cricket with Melbourne Cricket Club in 1947–48. After two seasons with Melbourne, he moved to Prahran Cricket Club where he played another eight seasons; topping the District cricket averages in his first season and five seasons later topping the aggregate.[5]
Holten later joined the Sub-District club of Malvern. A dispute over coaching fees five seasons later saw him move to sub-district rivals Oakleigh. Highly successful at sub-district level, Holten was made an inaugural member of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association (VSDCA) Hall of Fame in 2007 and in 2014 was appointed a Legend of the VSDCA.[6][7]
