| Errol Draper | |
| Fullname: | Errol John Draper |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Family: | Ronald Draper (brother) |
| Club1: | Eastern Province |
| Year1: | 1951/52 |
| Club2: | Griqualand West |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 59 |
| Runs1: | 2,733 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.79 |
| 100S/50S1: | 4/13 |
| Top Score1: | 118 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,554 |
| Wickets1: | 22 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 36.86 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/114 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 43/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44908.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 26 September |
| Year: | 2015 |
Errol John Draper (born 27 September 1934) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1951 to 1968.[1]
At 17 Errol Draper followed his elder brother Ron into the Eastern Province team in the 1951–52 season, taking 6 for 114 in the first innings of his debut Currie Cup match.[2] He played only once more for Eastern Province before following Ron to Griqualand West, where he played as a middle-order batsman and occasional left-arm spinner. His best seasons were 1954–55 (407 runs at an average of 37.00) and 1955–56 (435 at 39.54),[3] but he remained a regular member of the team until 1967–68, when he made his highest score, 118 against Orange Free State, his third century against Orange Free State in his final first-class match.[4] He captained Griqualand West in the Currie Cup in 1959–60 and from 1962–63 to 1967–68.