Voltelin van der Bijl explained

Voltelin van der Bijl
Fullname:Voltelin Albert William van der Bijl
Birth Date:31 January 1872
Death Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Family:Pieter van der Bijl (nephew)
Vintcent van der Bijl (great-nephew)
Club1:Western Province
Year1:1891–92 to 1895–96
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:7
Runs1:176
Bat Avg1:17.60
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:61
Deliveries1:1014
Wickets1:19
Bowl Avg1:22.15
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:6/56
Catches/Stumpings1:5/–
Date:27 May 2020
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/47753.html Cricinfo

Voltelin Albert William van der Bijl (31 January 1872 – 2 October 1941) was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province in the 1890s.[1]

Voltelin van der Bijl was an all-rounder who batted in the middle order and opened the bowling. He took 6 for 56 and 3 for 36 in Western Province's victory over Griqualand West in 1890–91.[2] In the 1892–93 season he made his highest first-class score of 61 and took three wickets when Western Province beat Transvaal in Western Province's first appearance in the Currie Cup.[3] He was selected to tour England in South Africa's first overseas tour in 1894 but was unavailable and was replaced by Charles Mills.[4]

His nephew Pieter van der Bijl and Pieter's son Vintcent played cricket for South Africa.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Voltelin van der Bijl . CricketArchive. 28 May 2020.
  2. Web site: subscription . Western Province v Griqualand West 1890–91. CricketArchive. 3 June 2020.
  3. Web site: subscription . Transvaal v Western Province 1892–93. CricketArchive. 3 June 2020.
  4. https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1894/412/index.html "The South African Cricketers: A Chat with the Manager of the Team"