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Basil Melle      

Full name Basil George von Brandis Melle

Born March 31, 1891, Somerset West, Cape Province

Died January 8, 1966, Orchards, Johannesburg, Transvaal (aged 74 years 283 days)

Major teams Hampshire, Oxford University, Transvaal, Western Province

Batting style Right-hand bat

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
First-class 62 101 9 2535 145 27.55 3 13 33 0
Bowling averages
Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 5w 10
First-class 62 6252 2931 114 7/48 25.71 2.81 54.8 9 1
Career statistics
First-class span 1908/09 - 1923/24
Profile

Basil Melle was one of the first exponents of leg theory.

Notes

Father of M.G. (Transvaal, Western Province).

Country Fixtures Country Results
2nd ODI: South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion
Nov 10 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
SAf A v England XI at Bloemfontein
Nov 10 (18:00 local, 16:00 GMT)
Dolphins v Eagles at Pietermaritzburg
Nov 12-15 (09:30 local, 07:30 GMT)
Boland v KZN-Inland at Paarl
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Border v Griq West at East London
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Cape Cobras v Lions at Cape Town
Nov 12-15 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
E. Province v S West D at Port Elizabeth
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Easterns v North West at Benoni
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Namibia v Gauteng at Windhoek
Nov 12-14 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Titans v Warriors at Port Elizabeth
Nov 12-15 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
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