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.Personalities in Sport: No. XLIV: WJ Holden, Evening Star, issue 21078, 15 April 1932, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.)
Holden was born at Dunedin in 1883 and worked as a salesman.McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 68. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. 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.Topical Tattle, Evening Star, issue 22190, 19 November 1935, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 31 May 2023.)Tubby Holden, All Blacks. Retrieved 31 May 2023. Holden died at Invercargill in 1949. He was aged 66.
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