Sid O'Linn

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Sid O'Linn South Africa (RSA)
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling type	-
	Tests	First-class
Matches	7	92
Runs scored	297	4525
Batting average	27.00	35.62
100s/50s	-/2	4/29
Top score	98	120*
Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	2
Bowling average	-	59.50
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	2/14
Catches/stumpings	4/-	97/6
Test debut: 9 June 1960 Last Test: 26 December 1961 Source: [1]

Sidney O'Linn (born May 5, 1927, Oudtshoorn, Cape Province) is a former South African cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1960 to 1961. He was a nuggety left-hander who batted down the order, often saving the day when more illustrious names like McGlew and Waite had been dismissed. He was a member of the South African tour of England in 1960, the first to be confronted by anti-apartheid demonstrations, and scored 98 (his highest in Tests) at Lords before being controversially caught in the slips by Colin Cowdrey. O'Linn was also a talented footballer, having played for South Africa against Australia in 1947, and later playing for Charlton Athletic in the English First Division.