Colin McLean Melville (13 July 1903 – 12 June 1984) was a

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first-class

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er and educator. Melville was born in July 1903 at Carnarvon, Cape Colony. He was educated at

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, before going up to the University of Natal. From there, he studied in England at

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at the University of Oxford as a

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. While at Oxford, Melville made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Kent at Oxford in 1928. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Oxford first innings for a single run while opening the batting by

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. After completing his studies at Oxford, Melville returned to South Africa where he became a master at Michaelhouse between 1929 and 1942. He died at Johannesburg in June 1984.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melville, Colin 1903 births 1984 deaths People from Pixley ka Seme District Municipality Alumni of Michaelhouse University of Natal alumni South African Rhodes Scholars Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford South African cricketers Oxford University cricketers South African schoolteachers