Peter Swart (cricketer)

Peter Douglas Swart (27 April 1946 - 13 March 2000) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played most of his cricket in South Africa for Western Province.

Peter Swart
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 167 82
Runs scored 6,093 1554
Batting average 25.60 25.47
100s/50s 6/33 0/10
Top score 122 85*
Balls bowled 21,880 3672
Wickets 370 89
Bowling average 25.31 25.14
5 wickets in innings 5 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 6/85 4/35
Catches/stumpings 114/– 19/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 3 February 2023

Born in Bulawayo, Swart was an all rounder. He played just one first class innings for Rhodesia in 1965 when he was dismissed for a duck and failed to take a wicket.[1] However, he represented Western Province with distinction between 1967/68 and 1980/81. In both the 1978 and 1979 English summers he was an overseas player for Glamorgan and in the former season won their player of the year award. He had scored over 1000 runs during the season for the Welsh county and managed his career best of 122 against Worcestershire at Swansea.

Swart retired in 1985 having performed the double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets in the Currie Cup.

References edit

  1. ^ Jonty Winch (1983), Cricket's Rich Heritage: a History of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Cricket 1890-1982, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, pp. 225–229