Malcolm Birks

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Malcolm Birks

| birth_date = 29 July 1975

| occupation = Architect

| party = Labour

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

Malcolm James Birks (born 29 July 1975) is a former cricketer for Cambridge and the Marylebone Cricket Club.

A wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman hailing from Keighley, Yorkshire, Birks made twenty-two first-class cricket appearances between 1995 and 2000, scoring 220 runs in total at a batting average of 12.22.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9104.html | title=Player Profile: Malcolm Birks | publisher=ESPN CricInfo | accessdate=30 December 2013}} He went on to play Surrey Premier League club cricket for Weybridge in 2005, and for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 2002 and 2013.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7244/all_teams.html | title=Teams Malcolm Birks Played For | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=30 December 2013}} For the MCC he played matches against Slovenia, Japan and Austria.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7244/Miscellaneous_Matches.html | title=Miscellaneous Matches Played By Malcolm Birks | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=30 December 2013}}

Educated at South Craven School, he is also an architect.https://www.skiptonriponlabour.org.uk/2024/05/27/announcing-our-parliamentary-candidate-malcolm-birks/

Birks was the unsuccessful Parliamentary Candidate for the Labour Party in the Skipton and Ripon constituency at the 2024 General Election, having previously placed second at the 2015 election.{{Cite web |title=Announcing our Parliamentary Candidate – Malcolm Birks |url=https://www.skiptonriponlabour.org.uk/2024/05/27/announcing-our-parliamentary-candidate-malcolm-birks/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Skipton and Ripon Labour Party |language=en-GB}}