Colin Melville

Colin McLean Melville (13 July 1903 – 12 June 1984) was a South African first-class cricketer and educator.

Colin Melville
Personal information
Full name
Colin McLean Melville
Born13 July 1903
Carnarvon, Cape Colony
Died12 June 1984(1984-06-12) (aged 80)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 29
Batting average 14.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 June 2020

Melville was born in July 1903 at Carnarvon, Cape Colony. He was educated at Michaelhouse, before going up to the University of Natal. From there, he studied in England at Trinity College at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.[1] While at Oxford, Melville made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Kent at Oxford in 1928.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Oxford first innings for a single run while opening the batting by Bernard Howlett, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 28 runs by Bill Ashdown.[3]

After completing his studies at Oxford, Melville returned to South Africa where he became a master at Michaelhouse between 1929 and 1942.[1] He died at Johannesburg in June 1984.

References
  1. Gardiner, Robert Barlow (1950). Register of Rhodes Scholars, 1903-1945. Oxford University Press. p. 70.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Colin Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "Oxford University v Kent, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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