| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Derek Francis Mendl | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1914 Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 July 2001 (aged 86) North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jack Mendl (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Derek Francis Mendl (1 August 1914 – 18 July 2001) was an Argentine first-class cricketer.
Mendl was born in the Buenos Aires suburb of Hurlingham, where his father was a grain trader.[1] He was sent to England, along with his brother Jack Mendl, where the two were educated at Repton School.[1] Mendl made two appearances in first-class cricket in June 1951, playing for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford, followed by an appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Lord's.[2] He scored 59 runs in these two matches, with a high score of 26.[3] He later emigrated to Australia, where he worked for Courtaulds and later for Qantas as an airline sales manager in South Africa.[4][5] He died at North Ryde in Sydney in July 2001.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Jack Mendl". The Daily Telegraph. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Derek Mendl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Derek Mendl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ The New South Wales Industrial Gazette. Vol. 114. Department of Industrial Relations and Technology. 1954. p. 384.
- ^ Who's who of Southern Africa. Vol. 54. Ken Donaldson (Pty.) Limited. 1959. p. 575.
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