Old Malvernians Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club for the alumni of Malvern College, for more than a century it has been a tradition to travel to Sussex in the summer on an annual cricket tour, playing regularly with the Old Eastbournians, Lancing, Uppingham Rovers and Eastbourne Town.[1]
The club has competed in the annual Cricketer Cup since the competition's inception in 1967. Up to and including 2009, there had been forty-three finals and Old Malvernians had appeared in eleven, winning six, making them the second most prolific finalist after Old Tonbridgians[2]; Old Malvernians were second out of 33 in the Cricketer Cup Order of Merit for the percentage of matches won since 1967.[3] They were also joint top with Old Tonbridgians for the number of club members participating in the Cricketer Cup who have played county cricket.[4]
On 15 August 2010, Old Malvernians won the Cricketer Cup for the seventh time when they defeated Oundle Rovers by 73 runs.[5]
Notable members have included Gavin Franklin[6], Mark Hardinges[7], Roger Tolchard[8], Jeff Tolchard [9], John Wileman[10] and Mark Vermeulen.