Murray Melville
At the 1969 World Men's Championship, called the Air Canada Silver Broom, Bill Muirhead brought Melville in to replace second Derek Scott, who had a migraine, for the semifinal against the United States.[1][2] Scotland lost that game, settling for the bronze medal.[3]
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Curling club | St. Martins CC, Perth | |||||||||||||||||||
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World Championship appearances | 2 (1969, 1970) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Murray Melville is a Scottish curler.
In 1970 Muirhead brought Melville on to his team full-time, replacing Alex Young at lead. The other two members of Muirhead's bronze medalist team, second Derek Scott and third George Haggart, stayed on in their respective positions. Melville and Team Muirhead won the Scottish men's champion[4] that year, taking them back to the World Championship. At World's they won the silver medal[5] when they lost to Don Duguid's Team Canada in the final with a score of 4–11.[6]
In 1983 Melville played third for Alan Glen's team when they won the Perth Masters, a major bonspiel held annually in Perth, Scotland.[7]
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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1968–69 | Bill Muirhead | George Haggart | Derek Scott | Alex Young | Murray Melville (WMCC) | 1969 SMCC ![]() 1969 WMCC ![]() |
1969–70 | Bill Muirhead | George Haggart | Derek Scott | Murray Melville | 1970 SMCC ![]() 1970 WMCC ![]() | |
1982–83 | Alan Glen | Murray Melville | Scott Symon | Leonard Dudman |
References
- Fleming, Don (March 24, 1969). "Northcott wins 3rd title; eyes Richardson's mark". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- Wood, Larry (March 22, 1969). "U.S. goes against Northcott for title". Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- "Air Canada Silver Broom 1969". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 10 Dec 2019.
- "SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS MEN". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 Dec 2019.
- "WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 Dec 2019.
- "Air Canada Silver Broom 1970". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 Dec 2019.
- "Past Masters". Perth Masters. Retrieved 9 Dec 2019.