Des Schonegevel

Desmond John Schonegevel (born 9 October 1934) is a former cricketer who played 100 matches of first-class cricket in South Africa between 1954 and 1977.

Des Schonegevel
Personal information
Full nameDesmond John Schonegevel
Born (1934-10-09) 9 October 1934
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954-55 to 1964-65Orange Free State
1965-66 to 1975-76Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 100 6
Runs scored 5168 113
Batting average 31.51 22.60
100s/50s 10/23 0/0
Top score 151 41
Balls bowled 8885 162
Wickets 118 2
Bowling average 29.34 64.50
5 wickets in innings 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/29 1/28
Catches/stumpings 76/- 1/-
Source: Cricinfo, 16 August 2017

For Orange Free State

A solid middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, Des Schonegevel made his first-class debut for Orange Free State in the 1954-55 season and played regularly for Orange Free State until the end of the 1964-65 season. His highest score for Orange Free State was 151 against Border in 1963-64, made in a little over six hours,[1] and his best figures were 6 for 103 against Griqualand West in 1958-59.[2] He captained Orange Free State from 1962-63 to 1964-65. Against Transvaal B in 1959-60 he scored 115, adding 280 for the third wicket with his captain, Clive Richardson, and setting a Currie Cup third-wicket record.[3]

For Griqualand West

He moved to Kimberley in 1965 and played for Griqualand West from 1965-66 until 1975-76, captaining them in 1968-69. In his third match for Griqualand West he top-scored in each innings with 79 not out and 138 not out against Natal B; in the second innings he and the number 11 batsman put on an unbroken partnership of 87 to avoid defeat.[4]

In 1966-67 his 112 against Orange Free State helped Griqualand West achieve their first victory since 1959-60.[5] Against the Australians in 1969-70 he top-scored in each innings, scoring 49 and 85, defying the Australian spin bowlers "with dour concentration", but this time Griqualand West lost by an innings.[6]

His highest score for Griqualand West was 138 not out against Natal B, as above, and his best bowling figures were 6 for 29 against Border in 1967-68.[7]

Business career

He co-founded Desnics Planet Sport, a sporting goods business, in Kimberley in the 1960s, and continued to manage or co-manage the business until his retirement.[8]

References
  1. "Border v Orange Free State 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. "Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1958-59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1960, pp. 8–9.
  4. "Griqualand West v Natal B 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. Wisden 1968, pp. 926–28.
  6. Wisden 1971, pp. 890–91.
  7. "Griqualand West v Border 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. "A family store that serves the whole community". Sports Trader. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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