Christopher Duncan McLean Melville (born 4 October 1935) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University in 1956 and 1957.
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| Full name | Christopher Duncan McLean Melville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1935 Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alan Melville (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 to 1957 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Melville's uncle was the South African Test captain Alan Melville.[1] Christopher went to school at Michaelhouse before going to Trinity College, Oxford.[2] A middle-order batsman, he was Oxford's most successful batsman in 1957, scoring 715 runs at an average of 37.63,[3] with a highest score of 142, made out of a team total of 262, against Leicestershire.[4]
After he graduated with an honours degree in Jurisprudence, Melville returned to South Africa and joined the Anglo American mining company in Johannesburg.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Christopher Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 291.
- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 666.
- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 675–76.
- ^ Michael's Chronicle Archived 21 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, June 1958.
External links edit
- Christopher Melville at ESPNcricinfo
- Christopher Melville at CricketArchive (subscription required)