Michael Melle
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Full Name
Michael George Melle
Born
June 03, 1930, Forest Town, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Died
December 28, 2003, Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, (aged 73y 208d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast
Michael Melle was a quick right-arm bowler who took 5 for 113 on his debut against Australia at Johannesburg in 1949-50. He toured England in 1951, taking 50 wickets but was restricted after undergoing an operation during the series. He played only one Test that summer, taking 4 for 9 at The Oval. In Australia and New Zealand in 1952-53 he took another 14 Test wickets, and at Launceston took a career-best 9 for 22.
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Michael Melle Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 12 | 4 | 68 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FC | 52 | 68 | 20 | 544 | 59 | 11.33 | 0 | 2 | - | 22 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 12 | 1667 | 851 | 26 | 6/71 | 9/166 | 32.73 | 3.06 | 64.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
FC | 52 | - | 9590 | 3990 | 160 | 9/22 | - | 24.93 | 2.49 | 59.9 | - | 6 | 2 |
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Recent Matches of Michael Melle
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
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Sth Africans vs Central D | 0* | 0/43 | 18-Mar-1953 | New Plymouth | OTHER |
Sth Africans vs Canterbury | 27* | 1/79 & 0/15 | 28-Feb-1953 | Christchurch | FC |
Sth Africans vs Otago | 5 | 3/17 & 0/19 | 24-Feb-1953 | Dunedin | FC |
Sth Africans vs South Aust | 2* | 4/106 & 1/70 | 14-Feb-1953 | Adelaide | FC |
Sth Africans vs Victoria | 3 & 0 | 1/58 | 31-Jan-1953 | Melbourne | FC |
Debut/Last Matches of Michael Melle
Test Matches
FC Matches