He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1910 season in August in a match against Essex.
In that and the next match he had little opportunity to bowl and batted at the tail end.
Holden next played for Derbyshire after the First World War in a single game in the 1920 season against Somerset.
Holden was a left-arm medium-fast bowler and took three wickets in his first-class career at an average of 37.00.
He was a right-handed batsman and played 6 innings in 4 matches with a top score of 6 not out and an average of 3.25.