Derek Mendl

Derek Francis Mendl (1 August 1914 – 18 July 2001) was an Argentine first-class cricketer.

Derek Mendl

Personal information
Full name	Derek Francis Mendl
Born	1 August 1914 Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	18 July 2001(2001-07-18) (aged 86) North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Jack Mendl (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 59 Batting average 14.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 26 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2019

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 scordd 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

1. "Jack Mendl". The Daily Telegraph. 2001-12-27. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Derek Mendl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
3. "Player profile: Derek Mendl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
4. The New South Wales Industrial Gazette. 114. Department of Industrial Relations and Technology. 1954. p. 384.
5. Who's who of Southern Africa. 54. Ken Donaldson (Pty.) Limited. 1959. p. 575.

External links

• Derek Mendl at ESPNcricinfo