Personal information | ||||
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Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
Bowling style | Legbreak googly | |||
International information | ||||
National side | South African | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
Matches | 19 | 101 | ||
Runs scored | 724 | 4803 | ||
Batting average | 26.81 | 30.20 | ||
100s/50s | 0/3 | 4/29 | ||
Top score | 83 | 150 | ||
Balls bowled | 1554 | 13329 | ||
Wickets | 17 | 206 | ||
Bowling average | 39.47 | 30.24 | ||
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 9 | ||
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | ||
Best bowling | 4/67 | 8/48 | ||
Catches/stumpings | 14/- | 71/- | ||
Source: Cricinfo, |
Clive Berrange van Ryneveld (born 19 March 1928 in Cape Town, Cape Province) is a former South African cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1951 to 1958. He is the oldest living South African cricket captain.
Van Ryneveld was also an international rugby union player. He represented Oxford University RFC in The Varsity Match in 1947, 1948 and 1949 and won four caps as a centre for the England national rugby union team, playing in all four matches of the 1949 Five Nations Championship. He scored three tries for England; one against Ireland and two against Scotland. He never represented South Africa at rugby union. He currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa with his wife, Verity. Their 3 children, Mark, Philip and Tessa live in South Africa too.