| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Derek Francis Mendl |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Death Place: | North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia |
| Family: | Jack Mendl (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1951 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 59 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 26 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 30 May |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17536.html Cricinfo |
Derek Francis Mendl (1 August 1914 - 18 July 2001) was an Argentine first-class cricketer.
Mendl was born in the Buenos Aires suburb of Hurlingham, where his father was a grain trader.[1] He was sent to England, along with his brother Jack Mendl, where the two were educated at Repton School.[1] Mendl made two appearances in first-class cricket in June 1951, playing for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford, followed by an appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Lord's.[2] He scored 59 runs in these two matches, with a high score of 26.[3] He later emigrated to Australia, where he worked for Courtaulds and later for Qantas as an airline sales manager in South Africa.[4] [5] He died at North Ryde in Sydney in July 2001.[1]