Charles Melville (cricketer)

Charles Melville (9 April 1896 — 25 March 1954) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and physician.

Charles Melville
Personal information
Full name
Charles Melville
Born9 April 1896
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died25 March 1954(1954-03-25) (aged 57)
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19281929Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 50
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24
Balls bowled 294
Wickets 3
Bowling average 50.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/72
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2022

Melville was born at Falkirk in April 1896. He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1920; his studies had been interrupted in 1914 by the start of the First World War, with him serving in the British Army during the war.[1] He entered into general practice at Grangemouth in 1922, during which time he continued his studies to gain his Doctor of Public Health in 1925.[1] A club cricketer for Stirling County Cricket Club, Melville made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1928. He made two further first-class appearances for Scotland in 1929, against Ireland at Dublin and the touring Australians at Perth.[2] Playing as a bowler in the Scottish side, Melville took 3 wickets at an average of exactly 50 in first-class cricket, with best figures of 2 for 72.[3] As a batsman, he scored 50 runs with a highest score of 24.[4]

As a medical practitioner, he maintained his general practice at Grangemouth for 26 years,[5] in addition to becoming an assistant in the ear, nose, and throat department at Falkirk Royal Infirmary; upon the retirement of the head of department, Dr. George Brand, Melville assumed his position.[1] With the creation of the National Health Service, Melville resigned from his practice to concentrate on his private consultancy. In 1951, a vascular lesion forced him to give up his medical practice. He died at Dumfries in March 1954, following a long illness.[1]

References

  1. "Obituary". British Medical Journal: 989. 24 April 1954. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4868.989-a. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. Death of Dr. Charles Melville. Falkirk Herald. 27 March 1954. p. 7
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