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James Melville (cricketer, born 1909)

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James Melville (15 March 1909 – 2 August 1961) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket in two matches for Warwickshire in 1946.[1] He was born in Barrow-in-Furness, then in Lancashire, now Cumbria, and died in Coventry.

Melville was a right-handed middle- or lower-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler who played alongside good quality cricketers in matches for Coventry during the Second World War, and was brought into the somewhat-makeshift Warwickshire side for a couple of matches in 1946 at the age of 37. He had no success as a batsman, but bowling with Eric Hollies he took five Hampshire wickets in his debut match.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "James Melville". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Warwickshire v Hampshire". www.cricketarchive.com. 15 June 1946. Retrieved 31 August 2015.