Paul Melville

Paul Melville (27 December 1956 – 21 November 1978) was an Australian cricketer. Melville was a right-handed batsman who played for the Victoria state cricket team. He died of brain hemorrhage in 1978.[1]

Paul Melville
Personal information
Full namePaul Melville
Born(1956-12-27)27 December 1956
South Shields, Durham, England
Died21 November 1978(1978-11-21) (aged 21)
Vermont South, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976/77–1978/79Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 11 2
Runs scored 511 46
Batting average 26.89 23.00
100s/50s –/4 –/–
Top score 86 34
Balls bowled 8 40
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 9/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 August 2014

Melville made his first-class debut for Victoria against South Australia in the 1976/77 Sheffield Shield. He made 10 further first-class appearances for Victoria, the last coming against the touring England XI in the 1978/79 summer.[2] A hard-hitting batsman, Melville scored 511 runs at an average of 26.89. He made four half centuries, with a high score of 86,[3] against Western Australia.[4]

In 1978, Melville played for Rishton Cricket Club in the Lancashire League, scoring over 1000 runs, the second most runs in the league, only behind future Australian captain Allan Border.[5] At the start of the 1978/79 season, he played twice for Victoria, before being dropped from the side. On 20 November 1978 he complained of a headache, and died from a brain haemorrhage the next day.[6]

See also

References
  1. Hanlon, Peter (26 December 2015). "Paul Melville: a dynamic talent taken before his time". Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Paul Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paul Melville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. "Victoria v Western Australia, 1977/78 Sheffield Shield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. "Batting and Fielding in Lancashire League 1978 (Ordered by runs)".
  6. Jackson, Russell (8 August 2014). "Remembering Paul Melville".
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