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Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell, GBE, KCMG (21 February 1907 in Dublin, Ireland – 18 December 1995 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England[1]) was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator.

Cricket

A right-handed batsman[1], he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, against the MCC in August 1930.[2] He played one first-class match, playing for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1926. In the match, he opened the batting with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.[3]

Politics

Later in life, he served as Governor of the Windward Islands.

He was 28th Governor of Mauritius from 2 Nov 1959 to 10 Jul 1962.[4]

He was secretary-general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.[3]

Honours

Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Windward Islands
1955–1 January 1960 		Territory dissolved
Preceded by Governor of Mauritius
1959-1962 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b Cricket Archive profile
  2. ^ CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  3. ^ a b Cricinfo profile
  4. ^ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mauritius.htm
  5. ^ "OBITUARY: Sir Colville Deverell". [dead link]

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