Mel Ryan

Melville "Mel" Ryan (23 June 1933 – 16 November 2015) was an English first class cricketer.

Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Ryan played 150 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1954 and 1965. He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI (1954–1962), Minor Counties (1957–1958) and the International Cavaliers (1966).

A right arm fast medium bowler, Ryan took 413 wickets at 22.92, with a best of 7 for 45 against Warwickshire. Ryan took five wickets in an innings twelve times, and twice took ten wickets in a match. He scored 682 runs at 7.49, with a top score of 26 not out. Ryan also took fifty nine catches. He played three Gillette Cup matches, taking five wickets at 29.80, and scoring seven runs for once out.

Ryan died on 16 November 2015 in Huddersfield.