Anthony William Haward Mallett (29 August 1924 – 10 December 1994) was an English amateur

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er who played for

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and

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. He was a school teacher who became Principal of

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, South Africa.

Early life, education and war-time

Mallett was born in

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in south LondonAnthony Mallett

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. Retrieved 2018-09-26. and educated at

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where he was an "outstanding schoolboy player".Mallett, Anthony William Haward
Obituaries in 1995, ''

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'', 1996. Retrieved 2018-09-26. He was at school with

Trevor Bailey Trevor Edward Bailey (3 December 1923 – 10 February 2011) was an England Test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster. An all-rounder, Bailey was known for his skilful but unspectacular batting. As the BBC reflected in his obituary: "His ...

who went on to play 61

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for

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and was considered almost Bailey's equal.Cartwright GHM (1943
The Public Schools, 1942
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'', 1943, p.294. Retrieved 2018-09-26. ''

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'' considered that "no school has ever possessed two such cricketers at the same time" and that it would be no surprise if both had international careers.Cartwight ''op. cit.'', p.266. Both he and Bailey served in the

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during

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, playing in a number of war-time cricket matches, including for England XIs. After the war he went up to

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where he read English Language and Literature and won

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in cricket,

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and

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.Megahey A (2005) ''A School in Africa: Peterhouse. Education in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe 1955-2005'', p.84. MacMillan: Oxford.
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Retrieved 2018-09-26.)
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-26.

Sporting career

He had made his

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debut in 1945 for an Under 33s team against the Over 33s at

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before going on to make his debut for Kent in 1946 and playing for Oxford in the 1947 and 1948

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es. After university he became a school teacher which limited his opportunities to play first-class cricket. He made a total of 75 first-class appearances, 33 of which were for Kent, generally during the summer holidays.Williams R (1998
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'', 1998-12-02. Retrieved 2018-09-26. He toured Canada with MCC in 1951 and played for a variety of teams throughout a career which lasted, at first-class level, until 1954. Mallett played squash to a high level and reached the finals of the

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. He has been described as "intensely competitive" in his approach to sport.

Teaching career

Mallett taught at

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before emigrating to

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in 1957,Megahey ''op. cit.'', p.36. joining the staff of the newly founded

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outside Marandellas near

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. He taught English and

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and was in charge of both cricket and squash. He became housemaster of Ellis House in 1959 and senior teacher in 1961.Anthony "Buzz" Mallett (Staff 1957 - 1962)
Profiles of former members of staff, Peterhouse Nostalgia. Archived 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2018-09-26.Megahey ''op. cit'', p.59.
Available online
Retrieved 2018-09-26.) In 1963 he was appointed Principal of

, South Africa, a post he held from 1964 until 1982. The

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was introduced as a subject at the school during Mallett's time as Principal and black pupils were admitted for the first time under his leadership, although the numbers on non-white pupils remained very low until after he had left the school.History

. Retrieved 2018-09-26.Harvey R (2001) ''The Fall of Apartheid: The Inside Story from Smuts to Mbeki'', pp.79–83. Palgrave: Basingstoke.
Available online
Retrieved 2018-09-26.) Mallett House at the school was named in memory of him when it opened in 2003.Mallett House

. Retrieved 2018-09-26. After leaving the college he taught at

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in New Zealand, under headteacher Iain Campbell who had also played cricket for Kent and Oxford and who he had taught with at Peterhouse, and at St Joseph's Marist College at

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near Cape Town before retiring in 1989.Megahey ''op. cit'', p.37.

Later life and family

Mallett died of cancer in 1994 aged 70. His son

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player who played for and later coached the

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and coached the Italian national side. He also played first-class cricket for Oxford University. Another son became a headteacher.

References

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