Mel Ryan

Melville "Mel" Ryan (23 June 1933 – 16 November 2015) was an English first class cricketer.

Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Ryan played 150 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1954 and 1965.[1][2] He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI (1954–1962), Minor Counties (1957–1958) and the International Cavaliers (1966).[2]

A right arm fast medium bowler, Ryan took 413 wickets at 22.92, with a best of 7 for 45 against Warwickshire. Ryan took five wickets in an innings twelve times, and twice took ten wickets in a match. He scored 682 runs at 7.49, with a top score of 26 not out. Ryan also took fifty nine catches.[1] He played three Gillette Cup matches, taking five wickets at 29.80, and scoring seven runs for once out.

Ryan died on 16 November 2015 in Huddersfield.

References

  1. 1 2 Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary: Former cricketer and newsagent Mel Ryan". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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