Colville Deverell

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

Cricket
A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, against the MCC in August 1930. 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.

Politics
Later in life, he served as Governor of the Windward Islands. He was 28th Governor of Mauritius from 2 November 1959 to 10 July 1962.

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

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