Colville Deverell

Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell GBE KCMG CVO (21 February 1907 in Dublin, Ireland – 18 December 1995 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England[1]) was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator.

Cricket

A right-handed batsman,[1] he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, against the MCC in August 1930.[2] He played one first-class match, playing for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1926. In the match, he opened the batting with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.[3]

Politics

Later in life, he served as Governor of the Windward Islands.

He was 28th Governor of Mauritius from 2 Nov 1959 to 10 Jul 1962.[4]

He was secretary-general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.[3]

Honours

[5]

Government offices
Preceded by
Edward Betham Beetham
Governor of the Windward Islands
1955–1 January 1960
Territory dissolved
Preceded by
Sir Robert Scott
Governor of Mauritius
1959-1962
Succeeded by
Sir John Shaw Rennie

References

  1. 1 2 Cricket Archive profile
  2. CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  3. 1 2 Cricinfo profile
  4. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mauritius.htm
  5. OBITUARY: Sir colville Deverell (23 December 1995). "The Independent UK". The Independent UK. Retrieved 5 February 2014.


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