| John Maile | |
| Fullname: | John Brian Roland Maile |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Bergvliet, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-spin, right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Transvaal |
| Club2: | Western Province |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 35 |
| Runs1: | 1,134 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.68 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/3 |
| Top Score1: | 108 |
| Deliveries1: | 5,346 |
| Wickets1: | 75 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 24.70 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/27 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 35/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/john-maile-46158 Cricinfo |
| Date: | 26 April |
| Year: | 2024 |
John Brian Roland Maile (15 October 1926 – 27 October 2004) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal and Western Province between 1951–52 and 1960–61.
Maile was born in Johannesburg and studied there at the University of the Witwatersrand in the 1950s.[1] An all-rounder who batted in the middle or lower order and could bowl either pace or off-spin, he played a few seasons of Currie Cup cricket for Transvaal without conspicuous success before moving to Western Province and establishing himself in the side in 1958–59, when he was one of the leading all-rounders in the country. In 1958–59 he made 408 runs at an average of 40.80 and took 15 wickets at 26.53, and in 1959–60 he made 208 runs at 23.11 and took 28 wickets at 16.92.[2] [3]
The 1959–60 season included Maile's best performances. He scored his only first-class century, 108 for Western Province against Border in the opening match of the Currie Cup.[4] Later, in consecutive weeks, he took 1 for 28 and 7 for 27 in the return match against Border,[5] and then 4 for 91 and 5 for 106 against Transvaal.[6] He was chosen as one of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 1960.[7]