Leslie Balfour-Melville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leslie Balfour-Melville

British tennis player

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1854

Place of Birth: Bonnington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1937

Profession: tennis player, golfer, athletics competitor, cricketer, rugby union player, curler

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Leslie Balfour-Melville (9 March 1854 – 17 July 1937), born Leslie Balfour, was a Scottish amateur sportsman, serving as captain, opening batsman, and wicket-keeper for the Scotland national cricket team.Balfour-Melville was also an international rugby union player, tennis player, ice skater, curler, long-jumper, and player of English billiards.
He was a prolific golf medal winner, winning The Amateur Championship, at St Andrews in 1895.
He also held several administrative positions within national governing bodies.
He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union, President of the Scottish Cricket Union, and Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in 1906. Balfour-Melville was an inaugural inductee into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.