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| Full name | Robert George William Melsome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1906 Christchurch, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 November 1991 (aged 85) South Harting, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1938 | Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–1937 | Combined Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1934 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 8 July 1925 Gloucestershire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 25 June 1938 Army v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 May 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brigadier Robert George William Melsome MBE (16 January 1906 – 3 November 1991) was a senior British Army officer and English cricketer.[1] He saw active service during the Second World War, but spent much of the war as a prisoner of war in Germany.
A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club between 1925 and 1934.[2] He also played first-class cricket for the Army and Combined Services in addition to international matches for Egypt and Nigeria.[3]