Born Arthur James Mervyn Mansell in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (modern day Zimbabwe). He came to England in 1937 to study pharmacy. A leading player in the Ealing Cricket Club during the 1950s. He was manager of the Colts (junior players) for fifty years. Died in Ealing Hospital.
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Mervyn Mansell
Mervyn Mansell, MBE. DSC. 1918-2009, player and Colts coaching manager, a lif...
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