| Melva Saunders | |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Mayfield, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Team: | Opals |
| Number: | 10 |
| Nationality: | Australian |
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Melva Claire Saunders (9 May 1931 – 29 May 2021[1]) was an Australian women's basketball player.[2]
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.