A tall, fast bowler, Dustin Melton is a Zimbabwe-born professional English cricketer for the Derbyshire County Club. The right-armer made his Derbyshire debut in 2019 and also featured in a handful of matches in the Bob Willis Trophy.

After joining the club in 2019, he developed into a regular member in the squad in 2020, going on to pick eight wickets in the Bob Willis Trophy, including the best figures of 4-22. Melton also made his Vitality Blast debut in 2020 and went on to scalp 4 wickets in as many games and played a key role in the final over victory against the Foxes.

Melton signed a one-year contract extension with Derbyshire at the end of 2020 which will keep the pacer at the club till the end of 2021. He joins Australian Ben Mcdermott and becomes the second overseas player for 2021 and wants to repay the coaches with some consistent performances in all formats.

(As of June 2021)