Colin McLean Melville (13 July 1903 – 12 June 1984) was a South African first-class cricketer and educator.

Melville was born in July 1903 at Carnarvon, Cape Colony. He was educated at Michaelhouse, before going up to the University of Natal. From there, he studied in England at Trinity College at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. 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 Bernard Howlett, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 28 runs by Bill Ashdown.

Colin Melville

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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1903 births

1984 deaths

People from Pixley ka Seme District Municipality

Cricketers from the Northern Cape

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

Colin Melville