Malcolm
graduated
from
what
is
now
Manchester
Metropolitan
University
in
1982
with
a
Bed
(Hons).
Until
his
early
death
in
May
2018
aged
just
57
he
was
working
as
an
Education
Advisor
for
Local
Government,
having
previously
been
a
teacher
for
31 years.
Apart
from
being
a
lifelong
rail
enthusiast,
Malcolm
was
always
actively
involved
in
School’s
Football
and
Youth
Cricket
in
Telford.
He
was
a
Level
2
Advanced
Coach
in
both
sports
and
coached
for
Shrewsbury
Town
Football
Club
between
1992
and
1997.
Seen here with a birds eye
view of Charing Cross
Station in London.
Notice Posted on St Georges Cricket Club Website
May 14th 2018
All
those
currently
associated
with
the
club
will
be
aware
that
Malcolm
has
been
unwell
for
the
last
couple
of
months.
We
were
all
shocked
when
he
was
diagnosed
with
terminal
cancer
only
weeks
ago,
and
despite
his
determination
to
fight
it
in
any
way
possible,
and
to
enjoy
whatever
time
remained
to
him,
the
deterioration
in
his
condition
was
extremely
rapid
and
tragically
he
passed
away
14th
May
2018
at
2:30
pm.
We
received
the
news
just
as
we
were
about
to
begin
our
regular
Monday
evening
Junior
Practice
session,
which
despite
the
tears
in
everyone’s
eyes,
proceeded
as
normal.
It
was
what
he
would
have
wanted.
Malcolm
has
been
an
important
member
of
our
club
for
over
twenty
years.
He
has
been
Vice-Chairman
for
several
years.
He
has
been
a
regular
scorer
on
Saturdays
for
many
years.
But
his
greatest
and
most
valuable
contribution
was
as
a
junior
coach
and
team
manager,
a
role
he
has
performed
for
all
of
his
time
with
club.
Many
of
today’s
and
even
former
senior
players
were
introduced
to
the
game
by
Malcolm.
Amongst
these
are
some
whose
lives
have
been
influenced
by
him
in
ways
that
go
beyond
the
game
of
cricket.
It
was
he
who
suggested
and
implemented
an
“entry
level”
coaching
group
for
the
youngest
primary
school
children
–
“The
Junior
Dragons”.
This,
many
years
before
the
“AllStars”
scheme
was
introduced
by
the
national
governing
body
ECB.
There
are
many
people
who
keep
the
club
going
by
putting
something
back:
players,
ex-players,
and
parents.
This
a
great
thing
which
we
always
try
to
encourage.
Malcolm
was
unique
in
this
respect.
He
was
neither
a
player
nor
a
parent.
He
had
taken
nothing
out
of
the
club.
All
he
did
was
contribute.
We
have
lost
a
very
valuable
member
but
more
importantly
a
good
friend.
He
was
also
heavily
involved
with
the
organisation
of
local
schools
football.
In
his
working
life
he
was
a
primary
school
teacher,
and
latterly
was
responsible
for
home-educated
children.
Many
of
his
former
pupils
and
their
parents
have
posted
messages
during
his
illness.
Too
many
to
list
here,
but
the
phrase
that
cropped
up
time
and
time
again
was
“He
was
the
best
teacher I ever had”. I know that these comments gave him great comfort during the last weeks of his life.
We at St. Georges Cricket Club will miss Malcolm greatly and he will not be forgotten.
In honour of the Service he gave to St Georges Cricket Club the Scorebox was renamed and a memorial
bench placed outside the Home dressing Room: -
