Alan John Mellor (born 4 July 1959) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1978 and 1979.

Alan Mellor
Personal information
Full name
Alan John Mellor
Born (1959-07-04) 4 July 1959 (age 65)
Horninglow, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978–1980Derbyshire
1981–1986Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 13 4
Runs scored 26 0
Batting average 2.88 0.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 10* 0
Balls bowled 1,256 96
Wickets 17 1
Bowling average 38.41 95.00
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/52 1/37
Catches/stumpings 4/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2022

Mellor was born in Horninglow, Staffordshire. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1978 season against Kent when he took five wickets for 52. He took 9 wickets in the season. He continued until the end of the 1979 season

Mellor was a left-arm slow bowler and a right-handed batsman. Mellor played three Youth Test matches and one Youth ODI, during the summer of 1978 against the West Indies.

More than five years later, Mellor resurfaced to play for his home county of Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Trophy.

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