William Holden (cricketer)

William Holden
Personal information
Full name
William James Holden
Born(1883-07-20)20 July 1883
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died2 August 1949(1949-08-02) (aged 66)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1917/18–1918/19Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 May 2016

William James Holden (20 July 1883 2 August 1949) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago during the 1917–18 and 1918–19 seasons.

Holden was born at Dunedin in 1883 and worked as a salesman. He played club cricket in both Dunedin and Christchurch. One of his sons, Allen Holden, also played first-class cricket for Otago, and another, Arthur Holden, was a rugby union half-back who played for Southland and New Zealand. Holden died at Invercargill in 1949. He was aged 66.