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]
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| Full name | Voltelin Albert William van der Bijl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1872 Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 October 1941 (aged 69) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Pieter van der Bijl (nephew) Vintcent van der Bijl (great-nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1891–92 to 1895–96 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
References edit
- ^ "Voltelin van der Bijl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Western Province v Griqualand West 1890–91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Transvaal v Western Province 1892–93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "The South African Cricketers: A Chat with the Manager of the Team", Cricket, 13 September 1894, pp. 388–89.