Christopher John Malton (born 1 January 1969) is a former English cricketer. Malton was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.

Chris Malton
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Jon Malton
Born (1969-01-10) 10 January 1969 (age 55)
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2005Huntingdonshire
1993/4Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition LA
Matches 5
Runs scored 128
Batting average 32.00
100s/50s  –/-
Top score 37
Balls bowled  –
Wickets  –
Bowling average  –
5 wickets in innings  –
10 wickets in match  –
Best bowling  –
Catches/stumpings 1/-
Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2010

In 1993, Malton played 2 Minor Counties Championship matches for Cambridgeshire against Staffordshire and Suffolk.[1]

Malton made his List-A debut for Huntingdonshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy against a Hampshire Cricket Board side[2] and also played against a Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the same competition. He played 3 further List-A matches for Huntingdonshire, against Oxfordshire in the 1st round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy and a further game against Surrey Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the same competition. His final List-A match for the county came against a Gloucestershire Cricket Board side in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which Huntingdonshire lost.

In his 5 List-A matches, he scored 128 runs at a batting average of 32.00, with a high score of 37.[3]

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