| Leslie Balfour-Melville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Balfour-Melville c. 1891 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leslie Balfour-Melville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1854 Bonnington, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 July 1937 (aged 83) North Berwick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Amateur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | 5th: 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Amateur | Won: 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21st President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1893–1894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bill Maclagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leslie Balfour-Melville (9 March 1854 – 17 July 1937), born Leslie Balfour, was a Scottish amateur sportsman, serving as captain, opening batsman, and wicket-keeper for the Scotland national cricket team.[1][2]
Balfour-Melville was also an international rugby union player,[3] tennis player, ice skater, curler, long-jumper, and player of English billiards. He was a prolific golf medal winner, winning The Amateur Championship, at St Andrews in 1895. He also held several administrative positions within national governing bodies. He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union, President of the Scottish Cricket Union, and Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1906.
Balfour-Melville was an inaugural inductee into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[4]
- ^ StatsZone Scotland Archived 26 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Cricket Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ "Leslie Balfour-Melville". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Bath, Richard (2007). Scotland Rugby Miscellany. VSP Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-905326-24-2.
- ^ Drysdale, Neil (13 March 2007) "Memories of the day we defeated Australia", The Herald.