Melva Saunders
No. 10 – Opals
Personal information
Born(1931-05-09)9 May 1931
Mayfield, Newcastle, New South Wales
Died29 May 2021(2021-05-29) (aged 90)
NationalityAustralian
Career highlights and awards
  • Basketball NSW Hall of Fame (2013)

Melva Claire Saunders (née Hancock, 9 May 1931 – 29 May 2021[1]) was an Australian women's basketball player.[2]

Biography

Hancock played for the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women, hosted by Brazil.[3] Hancock commenced playing basketball as a junior in 1949 and represented New South Wales (NSW) at the Australian Championships in 1955, 1956, 1960 and 1962.[4] She was a key member of the Newcastle team that won eight straight NSW Country and NSW State championships.[5]

For her participation as a player, manager and administrator of the game from 1949 to 1978, Hancock was inducted into the Basketball NSW Hall of Fame in 2013.[5] Her married name is Melva Hancock.

References

  1. ↑ Symington, Elizabeth (31 May 2021). "Pioneering Melva fondly remembered". Newcastle Weekly. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Brasil, Cartões de Imigração familysearch.org
  3. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1957 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  4. ↑ Basketball NSW. Melva Hancock (nee Saunders). Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  5. 1 2 Keeble, Brett (July 4, 2013). Basketball stalwarts honoured. Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
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