Warren Saunders

{{short description|Australian cricketer (1934–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{use Australian English|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Warren Saunders

| image =

| country =

| fullname = Warren Joseph Saunders

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|7|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|1|1934|7|18|df=yes}}

| death_place = New South Wales, Australia

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper

| club1 = New South Wales

| year1 = {{nowrap|1955/56–1964/65}}

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 35

| runs1 = 1,701

| bat avg1 = 32.71

| 100s/50s1 = 0/11

| top score1 = 98

| deliveries1 = 16

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1= 19/1

| date = 9 October 2021

| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7566.html ESPNcricinfo]

}}

Warren Joseph Saunders (18 July 1934 – 1 March 2023) was an Australian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7566.html |title=Warren Saunders |accessdate=31 January 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} A batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played 35 first-class matches for New South Wales between 1955–56 and 1964–65.{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6098/6098.html |title=Warren Saunders |accessdate=31 January 2017 |publisher=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription}}Jack Pollard, Australian Cricket: The Game and the Players, Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1982, p. 862.

Although Saunders was a consistent scorer for New South Wales, he never scored a century. In January 1964, he top-scored in both innings against Victoria, making 87 and 98. He retired from first-class cricket during the 1964–65 season to concentrate on his insurance business. However, he continued to play for St George in Sydney Grade Cricket, reaching 10,000 runs for the club in 1971–72.

Saunders died on 1 March 2023, at the age of 88.{{cite news |title=Warren Saunders dead at 88: Cricket world mourns passing |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-world-mourns-death-of-nsw-legend-warren-saunders/news-story/4a70efe74b81e4cfa0a79a74b98ee38f |access-date=1 March 2023 |work=news.com.au |publisher= News Corp Australia |date=1 March 2023}}