Alan Melville
On scorecards: A Melville
In-game rating: 82/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Alan Melville played 11 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1938 to 1949. The first came against England at Old Wanderers, with a score of 0, and the last against England at Newlands in 1949.
The most productive decade was the 1940s: 608 runs at 55.3 in 6 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 189 against England at Trent Bridge in 1947. In all: 4 hundreds, 3 fifties.
At home the average was 40.6 across 6 Tests; away it was 63.2 across 5 Tests, a player who travelled well. Alan Melville captained South Africa in 10 Tests, winning 0 and losing 4. South Africa won 0 of the Tests Alan Melville played and lost 4, with 7 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 11 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 894 | 52.59 | 4/3 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 325 | 40.63 | 1/2 |
| Away | 5 | 569 | 63.22 | 3/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 286 | 47.67 | 1/2 |
| 1940s | 6 | 608 | 55.27 | 3/1 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead | 2 | 196 | 65.33 | 1/1 |
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 0/1 |
| Newlands | 2 | 62 | 20.67 | 0/0 |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 293 | 293.00 | 2/0 |
| Lord's | 1 | 125 | 62.50 | 1/0 |
| Old Trafford | 1 | 76 | 38.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1938 at Old Wanderers
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1949 at Newlands
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