Edward van der Merwe

South Africa
INTL CAREER: 1929 - 1936
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Full Name

Edward Alexander van der Merwe

Born

November 09, 1903, Rustenburg, Transvaal

Died

February 26, 1971, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Transvaal, (aged 67y 109d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Edward van der Merwe was a superb allround sportsman who represented his university at rugby, football, athletics and cricket, going on to play cricket and rugby for Transvaal. A competent wicketkeeper, he toured England in 1929 and Australia and New Zealand in 1931-32 as understudy to Jock Cameron. His two Test appearances were six years apart - the first against England in 1929 and the second in Australia in 1935-36.
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Edward van der Merwe Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests24127199.0000030
FC2736928735*10.6200-3529

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2------------
FC27-000-----000
Edward Alexander van der Merwe

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Debut/Last Matches of Edward van der Merwe

Recent Matches of Edward van der Merwe

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Transvaal vs Griq West160c/1s & 0c/3s01-Jan-1938JohannesburgFC
Transvaal vs NE Transvaal5 & 00c/0s & 0c/1s27-Dec-1937SpringsFC
Transvaal vs W Province1*2c/0s & 1c/0s16-Dec-1937JohannesburgFC
South Africa vs Australia7* & 01c/0s28-Feb-1936DurbanTest # 251
Transvaal vs M.C.C.91c/0s16-Dec-1930JohannesburgFC