John Hutchison Melville (19 June 1895 – 22 September 1951) was a Scottish cricketer. Melville was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Cowdenbeath.
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| Full name | John Hutchison Melville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1895 Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 1951 (aged 56) Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1937 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Melville made his first-class debut for Scotland against Ireland in 1932. He played five further first-class matches for Scotland, the last coming against Yorkshire in 1937.[1] A bowler, Melville took 33 wickets at a bowling average of 33, with best figures of 6/32, one of three five wicket hauls he took.[2] His best bowling figures came against the touring Indians in 1932.[3]
Melville played three Minor Counties Championship fixtures for Buckinghamshire in 1937, against Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.[4]
He died in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire on 22 September 1951.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Scotland v Indians, 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.