Full Name

Henry Louis Ernest Promnitz

Born

February 23, 1904, near King William's Town, Cape Province

Died

September 07, 1983, East London, Cape Province, (aged 79y 196d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Slow

RELATIONS

(nephew)

Wisden obituary
Henry Promnitz played twice for South Africa, against England in 1927-28. Like bowlers of more modern times, such as Iverson of Australia and the West Indian, Ramadhin, his spin was difficult to fathom, the off and legbreaks being frequently misread. Also like Iverson and Ramadhin, he was a poor fielder, which may have accounted for his playing in only two Test matches. In the first of them, at Johannesburg, he finished England's first innings with five for 58 in 37 overs after the score at one time had been 230 for one. In his second Test, at Cape Town, he took three for 56 in 30 overs in England's second innings. His eight Test wickets included Hammond, Sutcliffe, Ernest Tyldesley, Wyatt and Stevens. Between 1924-25 and 1936-37 he played at different times for Border, Griqualand West and Orange Free State, taking 150 first-class wickets at 23.80.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Henry Promnitz Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests2401453.5000020
FC4568185925011.8401-190

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2452816185/585/7220.121.8266.0010
FC45-851835711507/101-23.802.5156.7-81
Henry Louis Ernest Promnitz

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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Henry Promnitz

Recent Matches of Henry Promnitz

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Griq West vs M.C.C.03/3015-Nov-1930KimberleyFC
South Africa vs England3 & 20/33 & 3/5631-Dec-1927Cape TownTest # 169
South Africa vs England4 & 55/58 & 0/1424-Dec-1927JohannesburgTest # 168