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.