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
[edit]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
[edit]Later in life, he served as Governor of the Windward Islands.[4] He was 28th Governor of Mauritius from 2 November 1959 to 10 July 1962.[5]
He was secretary-general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1946
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO), 1953
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), 1955
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG), 1957
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), 1963[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cricket Archive profile
- ^ CricketEurope Stats Zone profile Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b OBITUARY: Sir colville Deverell (23 December 1995). "The Independent UK". The Independent UK. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Mauritius".
Government offices
Preceded byEdward Betham Beetham
Governor of the Windward Islands 1955–1 January 1960
Territory dissolved
Preceded bySir Robert Scott
Governor of Mauritius 1959–1962
Succeeded bySir John Shaw Rennie
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