Colville Deverell

Coville Deverell
Governor of Governor of British Mauritius
In office 2 November 1959 – 10 July 1962
Preceded by	Sir Robert Scott
Succeeded by	Sir John Shaw Rennie
Governor of Governor of British Mauritius
In office 1955 – 1 January 1960
Preceded by	Edward Betham Beetham
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Personal details
Born	(1907-02-21)February 21, 1907 Dublin, Ireland
Died	1995 (aged 87–88)

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.[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

• 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

1. Cricket Archive profile
2. CricketEurope Stats Zone profile Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
3. Cricinfo profile
4. OBITUARY: Sir colville Deverell (23 December 1995). "The Independent UK". The Independent UK. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
5. "Mauritius".

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