Derek Mendl
Argentine cricketer (1914–2001)
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Derek Francis Mendl (1 August 1914 – 18 July 2001) was a first-class cricketer.
Hurlingham, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
North Ryde, New South Wales,
Australia
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| Full name | Derek Francis Mendl | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1914 Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 July 2001 (aged 86) North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jack Mendl (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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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 scored 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]
