About Christopher Melville
Born 1935. Christopher Melville is a cricketer.
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.
Melville's uncle was the South African Test captain Alan Melville. Christopher went to school at Michaelhouse before going to Trinity College, Oxford. A middle-order batsman, he was Oxford's most successful batsman in 1957, scoring 715 runs at an average of 37.63, with a highest score of 142, made out of a team total of 262, against Leicestershire.
After he graduated with an honours degree in Jurisprudence, Melville returned to South Africa and joined the Anglo American mining company in Johannesburg.
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Who is Christopher Melville?
South African cricketer
When was Christopher Melville born?
Christopher Melville was born on 4 October 1935 in Pietermaritzburg.
What is Christopher Melville's occupation?
Christopher Melville is a cricketer.
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