| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | South African | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 15 | 94 | ||
| Runs scored | 533 | 4086 | ||
| Batting average | 25.38 | 29.18 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/3 | 4/23 | ||
| Top score | 76 | 128 | ||
| Balls bowled | 79 | 6221 | ||
| Wickets | 1 | 82 | ||
| Bowling average | 22.00 | 25.70 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best bowling | 1/6 | 6/40 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 11/- | 73/- | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, | ||||
Peter Laurence van der Merwe (born 14 March 1937 in Paarl, Cape Province) is a former South African cricketer who played in fifteen Tests from 1963 to 1967. He later became a match referee.
| Preceded by Trevor Goddard |
South African Test cricket captain 1965 - 1966/7 |
Succeeded by Ali Bacher |