Richard van der Knaap
Richard Saunders van der Knaap (born 20 April 1947) is a former South African cricketer. Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.
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| Full name | Richard Saunders van der Knaap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1947 Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | David van der Knaap (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1976 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Van der Knaap made his debut for Berkshire in the 1975 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Van der Knaap represented the county in 4 Minor Counties matches, with his final Minor Counties appearance coming against Hertfordshire.[1]
In 1976, van der Knaap also represented Berkshire in a single List-A match against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. In his only List-A match, he scored 12* with the bat,[2] while with the ball he took a single wicket, although with a good economy rate of 1.96 runs per over from his 10.1 overs.[3]
Family
His brother David represented Lancashire and Transvaal in first-class cricket.
References
External links
- Richard van der Knaap at Cricinfo
- Richard van der Knaap at CricketArchive