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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 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]

References

External links

• Derek Mendl at ESPNcricinfo

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