DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL
CRICKET RECORDS, NOTES and TEAM REPRESENTATION©
In respect of representation by D.H.S. Boys at S.A. Schools, S.A. U19; First Class; S.A. T20; S.A. O.D.I. and S.A. Test level.
Natal Schools and ordinary School level are NOT included, except where referred to in the notes which follow.
Prepared, researched and compiled by David R. Bennett
(Version 4.1 / 15) © 2015 (D.R.
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DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL has a proud and unequalled position in South African Cricket –
this is a short record of the names, records, achievements and facts of the many D.H.S. boys
who have gone on, from School, to represent South Africa and other teams at various levels.
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Bennett)
INDEX and EXPLANATORY NOTES:
THIS RECORD is divided into TWO MAIN SECTIONS: The lists of names of D.H.S. boys who
have played cricket for South Africa and other teams, at TEST and at other INTERNATIONAL
representative levels. The FIRST Section lists the names of D.H.S. team representatives, and
includes a list of records,interesting notes and facts. The SECOND Section is a simple statistical
record of the Test and First Class averages of the leading D.H.S. representatives in both Test
cricket, and at First Class level.
The FIRST SECTION:
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Bii]
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E]
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G]
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The TOP FIVE South African Cricketing Schools.
DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL – The “All-time” D.H.S. FIRST XI.
DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL – The 1966 “CENTENARY XI”
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET – D.H.S. Boys who have played for SOUTH AFRICA.
S.A. TEST CRICKET - The TOP TWENTY South African schools.
S.A. ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET – The TOP FIFTEEN schools.
S.A. SCHOOLS XI – The TOP TWENTY South African schools.
S.A. SCHOOLS – D.H.S. Boys who have played for the South African Schools XI.
S.A. U19 XI – D.H.S. Boys who have played for the South African U19 XI.
D.H.S. Boys awarded the S.A. Cricket Annual Awards / Wisden Annual Awards.
D.H.S. Cricketers – RECORDS Achieved and some INTERESTING FACTS.
The SECOND SECTION:
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L]
M]
N]
O]
P]
Q]
The D.H.S. “All-time” FIRST XI – Their FIRST CLASS AVERAGES
D.H.S. – The List of TEST CRICKET Player STATISTICS and AVERAGES
D.H.S. – The List of O.D.I. Player STATISTICS and AVERAGES
D.H.S. – The List of “T20” Player STATISTICS and AVERAGES
D.H.S. – The List of OTHER INTERNATIONAL CRICKETERS – AVERAGES
D.H.S. – The List of FIRST CLASS AVERAGES of the INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS
D.H.S. – The List of OTHER LEADING PLAYERS – FIRST CLASS AVERAGES, etc.
NOTE:These Statistics have been compiled by David Richard Bennett (D.H.S. 1964-1966)The main emphasis is on those
Durban High School boys who have represented South Africaas Springbok and /or “Protea” cricketers. Thesestatistics have
been compiled from OfficialRecords, and are thought to be correct, immediately prior to the World OneDayInternational
Cricket Cup in February / March 2015, and are current as at 8 February 2015. There are additionalstatistics forthose Durban
High School boys who have represented theirCountry in the South African Schools / U19 teams.Andfinally there are statistics
for Durban HighSchool boys in FIRST CLASS cricket, for various local and overseas provincial,county and stateteams.
The first class records shown is by no means an exhaustive list, as many D.H.S. boys haverepresentedsuch teams. The compiler
of this list would be happy to include any boys who HAVEplayed first class cricket, but are notincluded on the list, subject to the
appropriate Qualification levels). And, finally, if there are any errors oromissions thenkindly contact David Bennett – Email:
[email protected] I will endeavourto correct the details / lists, if warranted.
David Bennett, Durban. February 2015
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Section One A:
The TOP FIVE SOUTH AFRICAN cricketing schools:
This is a simple statement of fact. There can be no argument when looking at the figures:
Taking the number of D.H.S. boys who have represented South Africa at TEST, O.D.I., T20,
and S.A. Schools level, then DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL is certainly the MOST SUCCESSFUL South
African School in this regard. HERE is a short list of the top FIVE South African Schools:
School
Combined Number of Representatives*
DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL
67
King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)
63
Grey High School (Port Elizabeth)
61
Bishops (Cape Town), and
59
Grey College (Bloemfontein)
48
(*) Combined means the number of boys selected for South Africa in full Test matches; O.D.I. matches; “T20” games
andfor S.A. Schools. (S.A. U19 is not included, as no reliable listing is available).
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Section One B(i):
The DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL “ALL TIME” FIRST XI:
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Barry Richards
Trevor Goddard
Hashim Amla
HerbieTaylor (Capt)
Jack Siedle
Lee Irvine (Wkt)
Lance Klusener
Mike Rindel
Richard Dumbrill
Richard Snell
Hugh Tayfield
(Compiled by David Bennett)
Bat
Bat / Bowl (Left arm medium)
Bat
Bat
Bat
Bat
Bat / Bowl (Right-arm fast-medium)
Bat / Bowl (Left-arm spin)
Bat / Bowl (Right-arm medium)
Bat / Bowl (Right-arm fast-medium)
Bowl (Right-arm off break)
12th Man (for Fielding): Dale Benkenstein or Colin Wesley or Dennis Gamsy
12th/13th Man (Playing reserves): Geoff Griffin (Bowling); Fairless Nicolson (Batting)
Manager: Les Theobald
Note:The Durban High School “All Time” First XI Cricket Team, bats with a TEAM averageTOTAL
of 412 runs (at their FIRST CLASS averages); and the team’s six best bowlers would,(again, at their
first class bowling averages), dismiss their opposition for an average totalof just 297 runs.
Section One B(ii):
The DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL “CENTENARY” XI
D.H.S. Old Boys XI Centenary Match. Played in 1966 as part of the D.H.S. 1866 – 1966 Centenary
Celebrations.The D.H.S.O.B. XI played the “Rest of Natal XI” under Captain, Jackie McGlew.
The D.H.S.O.B. “Centenary XI” team in alphabetical order was:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Peter DODDS
Richard DUMBRILL
Dennis GAMSY(Captain)
Trevor GODDARD
Geoff GRIFFIN
Grayson HEATH
Lee IRVINE
Jack KAPLAN
Barry RICHARDS
Hugh TAYFIELD
Colin WESLEY
12th Man: Arthur TAYFIELD
NOTE: This team is not listed in BATTING order
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The team list was extracted from Jeremy Oddy’s book: “Where the Baobab Grows” (2008)
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The D.H.S.O.B. XI - CENTENARY CRICKET MATCH
FURTHER NOTES: (by David Bennett)
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The Match was played on the D.H.S.O.B. Club main Oval, on 19 / 20 March 1966. The D.H.S.O.B. XI
batted second and suffered a first innings deficit of 64 runs in favour of the Natal XI even though RichardDumbrill
had hit a great century (114) in a partnership of 127 with Lee Irvine. On the second day, the Old Boys team were
then set a second innings target of 188 runs to make in 150 minutes to win. The D.H.S.O.B. XI managed the runs
in just 107 minutes, thus winning the match by three wickets.
Goddard, Gamsy, Richards and Irvine would later play for SA against Australia in 1970 and so the D.H.S.O.B. XI
of 1966 contained FIVE Springboks, ( Goddard; Hugh Tayfield; Griffin; Dumbrill and Wesley) and three others,
G amsy,Irvine and Richards who were later to become Springboks (making EIGHT in all). And Arthur Tayfield
had been 12th Man for South Africa. There were THREE men in the D.H.S.O.B. team who were wicketkeepers at
a high level: Gamsy; Irvine and Kaplan.
The “Rest of Natal XI” – captained by Jackie McGlew contained FOUR Springboks, namely Jackie McGlew; Peter
Carlstein; Mike Proctor and Pat Trimborn. In addition, McGlew’s team contained a further two D.H.S.O.B. Natal
cricketers, who were not selected for the School Centenary XI. They were Charles Sullivan and PeterMarais. And
so of the twenty two players in the match, thirteen were D.H.S. Old Boys, and a total of fourteen, if we include
Arthur Tayfield.
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Section One C:
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET – D.H.S. Boys who have played for SOUTH AFRICA:
The following D.H.S. boys have represented SOUTH AFRICA in Official Test Matches:
(Dates indicate the Player’s representative years, for South Africa)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
AMLA, Hashim Mahomed (2004 - )
CHAPMAN, Horace William(1914 – 1921)
CONYNGHAM, Dalton Parry (“Conky”) (1923)
DALTON, Eric Londesbrough (1929 – 1939)
DEANE, Hubert Gouvaine (“Nummy”)(1924 – 1931)
DUMBRILL, Richard (1965 – 1967)
DYER, Dennis Victor (1947)
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
FELLOWS-SMITH, Jonathan Payn (“Pom Pom”)(1960)
GAMSY, Dennis (1970)
GODDARD, Trevor Leslie (1955 – 1970)
GRIFFIN, Geoffrey Merton (1960)
IRVINE, Brian Lee (“Lee”) (1970)
KHAN, Imraan (2009)
KLUSENER, Lance (1996 – 2004)
LINDSAY, Nevil Vernon(1921)
NICOLSON, John Fairless William (1928)
PEGLER, Sidney James (1910 – 1924)
RICHARDS, Barry Anderson (1970)
SHEPSTONE, George Harold (1896 – 1899)
SIEDLE, Ivan Julian (“Jack”) (1928 – 1936)
SNELL, Richard Peter (1992 – 1994)
TAYFIELD, Hugh Joseph (“Toey”) (1949 – 1960)
TAYLOR, Herbert Wilfred (“Herbie”) (1912 – 1932)
WESLEY, Colin (“Tich”) (1960)
Arthur TAYFIELD(brother of Hugh) was 12th Man for South Africa (1957)
Please ALSO refer to NOTES: 2; 11; 15; 17 and 41 below.
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1
2
CAMPBELL, George Gordon (Scotland) (1921)
COMPTON, Nicholas Richard Denis (England) (2012 – 2013)
Section One D:
The MOST SOUTH AFRICAN “Springbok” or “Protea” Cricketers
produced by SCHOOLS:
DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL has been the leading school in this regard for many years.
Here are the TOP TWENTY South African Schools:
1
2
3
4
5
6
School
Test Cricketers
Durban High School
24
Bishops (Cape Town)
18
King Edward VII School (KES) (Johannesburg)
15
Grey High School (Port Elizabeth)
14
Jeppe High School (Johannesburg)
12
SACS (Cape Town)
12
Other schoolswho make up the “Top 20”: Hilton College (11); Maritzburg College (11); Michaelhouse (11);
Wynberg Boys High (9); CBC Kimberley (8); Grey College (Bloem) (8); Dale College (8);St. Andrew’s College
(8); Rondebosch Boys High (7); Sacred Heart College (7); St. Aidan’s College (Grahamstown) (7);
St. John’sCollege (JHB) (7); Kimberley Boys High (6), and Pretoria Boys High (6).
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Section One E:
The MOST SOUTH AFRICAN “Protea” ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL
Cricketers produced by SCHOOL:
Once again, DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks amongst the leading schools.
Here are the TOP Fifteen S.A. Schools:
1
2)
2)
4
5
6
School
O.D.I. Cricketers
Grey College (Bloemfontein)9
Durban High School 6 *
King Edward School VII (KES) (Johannesburg)
6
Grey High School (Port Elizabeth)
5
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (“Affies”) Pretoria 3
Dale College (King Williams’ Town)
3
Some other leading schools who have produced two or three S.A. O.D.I. Cricketers:
Maritzburg College (3); Bishops (3); Glenwood High School (2); Kearsney College (2);
Paarl Gym (2); Queen’s College (2); SACS (2); St. Stithian’s College (2); Wynberg Boys’ High (2).
NOTE: * Some reference sources show Durban High School as having 5 South African O.D.I.
Cricketers – because Dale Benkenstein is credited to Michaelhouse School only, whereas in
fact he attended, and played forDurban High Schoolprior to his move to Michaelhouse.
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Section One F:
The MOST SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS cricketers produced by SCHOOL:
Yet again, DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks amongst the leading schools:
School
Players
1
Grey High School (Port Elizabeth)
2
King Edward VII School (JHB)
3
Bishops (Cape Town)
4
Durban High School35 *
5
Grey College (Bloemfontein)
6
Maritzburg College
39
38
37
26
25
Rounding out the “Top 20” Schools producing S.A. Schools Cricketers are:
St. Andrew’s College (23); Queen’s College (22); Rondebosch Boys’High (22); Dale College (21);
Hilton College (19); Glenwood High School (15); Pretoria Boys’High (15); Michaelhouse (14);
St. Stithian’s College (14); St. Andrew’s School (Bloem) (13); Prince Edward School (Zim) (13);
Jeppe High School (12); St. John’s College (JHB) (12); Parktown Boys’High School (12).
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Section One G:
The following D.H.S. boys have represented S.A. Schools:(Since 1940)
Akitt, H
De Bruin, Q.E.
Dumbrill, R.
Amla, H.M.
Dodds, P.M.
Gamsy, D.
Cooper, K.R.
Donnellan, R.O.
Goddard, T.L.
Gordge, K.G.
Hearn, T.A.E.
Irvine, B.L.
King, D.B.G.
Mbatha, M.
Minnaar, N.
Tayfield, A.
Vandiar, J.D.
Wingfield, W.R.
Govender, D.
Heath, M.B.
Kent, J.C.
Knowles, H.
Mellor, A.D.
Richards, B.A.
Tayfield, C.
Wesley, C.
Griffin, G.M.
Hughes, B.K.
Khan, I.
Mabuya, S.C.
Mellor, M.D.
Snell, R.P.
Tayfield, I.R.
Westbrook, R.H.
NOTE:* Dale Benkenstein (see earlier notes) also represented S.A. Schools. If he is accepted as a
Durban High School boy, then there are 35 DHS boys on the S.A. Schools list.
Captains: It is known that both Lee IRVINE and Barry RICHARDS have captained S.A. Schools teams,
but as records are difficult to access; there may well be other D.H.S boys to have done so.
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Section One H:
The following D.H.S. boys have represented S.A. U19:(Since 1995)
Adam, S.M.
Kent, J.C.
MacQueen, R.B.
Amla, H.M.
Khan, I.
Vandiar, J.D.
Hughes, B.K.
Makhanya, B.S.
Wingfield, W.R.
Note:Of these nine boys who have played for S.A. U19, no less than FOUR of themhave done so as
CAPTAIN of their S.A. U19 teams. They are - H.M. Amla (2002); I. Khan (2003); J.D. Vandiar (2009)
and B.S. Makhanya (2014 and 2015).
This list (for S.A. U19) is thought to be complete, but accurate records are not available. There MAY well be others.
Kindly contact the author if it is not correct.
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Section One I:
South African Cricket Annual and Wisden’s FIVE CRICKETERS of the YEAR:
Note: The S.A. Cricket Annual awards started in 1952 and those of Wisden in 1889.
The following D.H.S. boys have won these prestigious awards:
South Africa’s
Wisden’s
Five Cricketers
Five Cricketers
of the Year
of the Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------H.W. (Herbie) TAYLOR
1925
H.J. (Hugh) TAYFIELD
1953
1956
T. L. (Trevor) GODDARD
1955
J.P. (Jon) FELLOWS-SMITH
1960
G.M. (Geoff) GRIFFIN
1960
P.M. (Peter) DODDS
1963
R. (Richard) DUMBRILL
1965
B.L. (Lee) IRVINE
1968
B.A. (Barry) RICHARDS
1968
1969
Name of Player
D. (Dennis) GAMSY
K.R. (Kenny) COOPER
M.J.R. (Mike) RINDEL
D.M. (Dale) BENKENSTEIN
L. (Lance) KLUSENER
L. (Lance) KLUSENER
H.M. (Hashim) AMLA
I. (Imraan) KHAN
N.R.D. (Nick) COMPTON (England)
1969
1981
1989
1997
1997 (i)
1999 (ii)
2006
2009
2009
2000
2013
2013
Note: The Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year, had, in 2013, TWOD.H.S. boys earn the award – AMLA and
COMPTON. There cannot be many (if any) schools who have achieved this feat. Similarly, in the S.A.
CricketAnnual awards, TWOD.H.S. boys havewon the award in the same year, on THREE occasions: 1960 –
GRIFFIN and FELLOWS-SMITH; 1968 – IRVINE and RICHARDS, and in 1997 – BENKENSTEIN and KLUSENER who is the only D.H.S. boy to have won the award TWICE: 1997 and 1999. In 1973,Wisden named Barry
RICHARDS as the “Leading Cricketer of the World”.
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Section One J:
SOME INTERESTING RECORDS, FACTS and STATISTICS achieved
by D.H.S. Cricketers in TEST and in FIRST CLASS Cricket.
NOTE: Only the names of D.H.S. boys are in BOLD type in these notes.
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The following six men have represented SOUTH AFRICA in ONE DAY
INTERNATIONAL (O.D.I.) Cricket: Hashim AMLA; Dale BENKENSTEIN; Jon KENT;
Lance KLUSENER; Mike RINDEL and Richard SNELL.
Hashim AMLA and Tyrone HENDERSON have played “T20” cricket for South Africa.
OTHER S.A. Schools who have produced some T20 “Protea” cricketers include: Grey College
(Bloemfontein) (5); King Edward VII School (4); Grey High School (P.E.) (3) and D.H.S. (2).
Most other S.A. Schools have just one or two T20 South African representatives.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CAPTAINS: South Africa has been captained in Test Cricket by no fewer than
FOURD.H.S. Boys: Hashim AMLA; “Nummy” DEANE; Trevor GODDARD; Herbie
TAYLOR.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WICKETKEEPERfor South Africa: Dennis GAMSY.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hashim AMLA has represented South Africa at almost every important level: S.A.
Schools; S.A. U19 (Captain); S.A. XI; S.A. “A”; S.A. T20; S.A. O.D.I.; S.A. Test team
(Captain), and the World O.D.I. XI.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Although Eric DALTON was primarily a batsman, he also bowled, taking 12 wickets
in Tests - including the wicket of the great Englishman, Wally HAMMOND, no less
thanFOUR times. Eric DALTON was a “double Springbok” having also played golf for
South Africa. He was the S.A. Amateur Golf Champion in 1950.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Geoff GRIFFIN was the first (and only) South African to take a HAT-TRICK in test
cricket, and he was also the first player to do so at the Lords Cricket Ground
(1960). Griffin also represented Rhodesia at field hockey.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jon FELLOWS-SMITH played both cricket and rugby for Oxford University.
“Fairless” NICOLSON also played cricket for Oxford. (It should be noted that in some
reference sources he has the alternate spelling of “Nicholson”)
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Imraan KHAN represented S.A. Schools; S.A. U19; S.A. “A” and S.A. Test teams.
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Lance KLUSENER represented S.A. at ODI and Test level; and also a World XI and
the S.A. “Masters” team, and a World T20 XI.
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Claims by other Schools: Some boys have attended more than one School. For
example, Herbie TAYLOR and Dale BENKENSTEIN attended both D.H.S. and
Michaelhouse School. Sid PEGLER also attended K.E.S. (JHB.). Jon VANDIAR went
to Glenwood High School, before attending D.H.S. Nick COMPTON was a D.H.S.
boy, who later attended Harrow School, in England. (There are also a few others).
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D.H.S. boys who have represented the famous “M.C.C.”: Sid PEGLER; George
SHEPSTONE; Herbie TAYLOR and Dale BENKENSTEIN have all played for the M.C.C.
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Herbie TAYLOR was also a war hero, having been awarded the Military Cross in the
Great War, 1914 – 1918.
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SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES: The following D.H.S. boys are known to have
represented the S.A. Universities Team: Mike CLARE; Richard DUMBRILL; Dennis
GAMSY; Grayson HEATH; Jack KAPLAN; Peter MARAIS; Mike MELLOR; Richard
SNELL and Tich WESLEY. JackKAPLAN was also Captain of S.A. Universities.
(Please note: This list may be incomplete).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Playing for the M.C.C. against Wales in 1930, Sid PEGLER decimated the Wales
batting line-up, taking 4/14 and 6/62 for figures of 10/76 in the match.
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Dale BENKENSTEIN, B.C. COOLEY and Mike RINDEL were all selected for South
African touring teams, but were un-capped at Test level. BENKENSTEIN and RINDEL
did both however, represent South Africa at One-Day International level, and were
Gold Medal winners at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. (See also Note 41)
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Were it not for their Test careers having been curtailed by the isolation of South
African cricket in the late sixties, and early 70s, Barry RICHARDS (with a test
average of72.57) and Lee IRVINE (with a test average of 50.42) may have been
amongst the great test players for South Africa. RICHARDS played 339 first class
games, scoring 28,358 runs, a HS of 356 and he scored 80centuries and 152halfcenturies and had a first-class average of 54.75 over his very distinguished career.
IRVINE played in 157 first-class games, scored 21centuries, 46 half centuries and a
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HS of 193, with 9,919 runs at an average of 40.48 – remembering that he was a
wicket-keeper batsman. Barry RICHARDS is considered by many experts to have
been the most “technically correct” batsman, ever, of ANY country. Perhaps the
highest compliment came from the greatest player ever, Sir Donald BRADMAN,
who described RICHARDS as "the world's best-ever right-handed opener". He
backed that up by includingRICHARDS in his best ever team, published after his
(Bradman’s) death. Barry RICHARDS has also played for the S.A. Masters XI.
(See also notes 19 and 39)
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B.C. COOLEY was selected to tour with the South African Test team to England in
1901. He remained uncapped on the Tour, but did represent South Africa against
an M.C.C. team, which included the famous W.G. Grace, at Lords in June 1901. But
the match was not considered an “official” test. In 1924/25, V.C. ROBBINS was
selected to play for South Africa against S.B. Joel’s XI (captained by Lord Tennyson).
This was also not an “official” test match.
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One of the leading D.H.S. cricketing families was the TAYFIELD family. They were
brothers Hugh, Arthur and Cyril; and Ian, a cousin. Hugh played 37 tests for South
Africa. Arthur was 12th Man in a Test for South Africa, but was uncapped. Arthur,
Cyril and Ian all represented S.A. Schools. Whilst still a schoolboy, Arthur was
selected for the NATAL team who played the touring M.C.C. in 1948/9. Between
the four TAYFIELDS, they played 317 first class cricket matches, scoring a combined
7,771 runs, taking a combined 1,137 wickets. And they all performed well. Hugh
had a highest score of 77 with best bowling of 9/113; Arthur had a HS of 205 and
BB of 6/75; Cyril’s HS was 112 with BB of 4/27 and finally, Ian’s HS was 86 with
6/30. All these figures are at either Test or at First Class level. And of course there
is also the BENKENSTEIN family, where Dale played O.D.I. Cricket for South Africa,
and his brothers, the twins Boyd and Brett who were both First Class players.
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DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL has the unique distinction of having FIVE PLAYERS in a
TESTteam for South Africa – AT THE SAME TIME. It was the Second Test, vs
England, atLords Ground in June 1960. The five were: GODDARD, WESLEY,
FELLOWS-SMITH,TAYFIELD, H. and GRIFFIN. In perhaps what many regard as
South Africa’s greatesttest team ever – the Springbok team of 1970 (who thrashed
the touring Australians4 – 0), South Africa was also well represented by DURBAN
HIGH SCHOOL. In the Firstand Second Tests, 1970 there were FOUR D.H.S. boys in
the Team - RICHARDS, GODDARD, IRVINE and GAMSY. Barry RICHARDS scored
140 in the Second Test inDurban, with the great Graeme Pollock making his famous
274. Trevor GODDARDreturned match figures of 51 Overs; 26 Maidens; 68 Runs
and 4 Wickets in the ThirdTest. This proves, at 1.33 runs per over, just how difficult
it was to gets runs offGODDARD. Both RICHARDS and IRVINE scored centuries in
the 4th Test, 2nd innings.(See also notes 16 and 39).
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Nick COMPTON– whowent on to play for England, is the grandson of one of
England’s greatest batsmen, the famous Denis Compton.
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Jack SIEDLE and “Fairless” NICOLSON, both D.H.S. boys (and both Springboks) when
playing for Natal vs. Orange Free State (1926-27 season) still hold the South African
record, and also the World all-time 14thHIGHEST FIRST WICKET PARTNERSHIP
record of 424 runs.
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Nick COMPTON (D.H.S.) and J.C. Hildreth, playing for Somerset vs. Cardiff at
Taunton, in 2012, hold the World all-time 8thHIGHEST SECOND
WICKETPARTNERSHIP record of 450 runs.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23]Dale BENKENSTEIN (D.H.S.) and O.D. (Otis) Gibson, playing for Durham vs. Yorkshire,at
Leeds, in 2006, hold the World all-time 11thHIGHEST SEVENTH WICKET
PARTNERSHIP record of 315 runs.
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Lance KLUSENER was awarded the “PLAYER of the TOURNAMENT” for the
1999World O.D.I. Cup in England. His batting average in the Tournament was
140.50 and his bowling average was 20.58. In addition, KLUSENER holds the 2nd
highest score (83 runs) and the 10th highest score (75*) in World O.D.I. cricket, for a
No. 8 batsman.
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Hugh TAYFIELD holds the BEST TEST bowling figures, in an innings, by a South
African, of 9/113 – which also ranks 16th best, all-time in the WORLD for ANY
bowler in Tests. Lance KLUSENER holds third place (South Africa) for the BEST TEST
bowling figures all-time, with his 8/64, and TAYFIELD is again in 4th place with 8/69.
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Hugh TAYFIELD is the THIRD FASTEST South African bowler (and first for a spin
bowler) to take 100 TEST wickets, in 22 Tests, behind Vernon Philander (19 Tests)
and Dale Steyn (20 Tests). TAYFIELD is also the FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN, and the
4thFASTEST ever, in the WORLD, to reach 150 Test wickets in 29 tests – equal with
the
South African fast bowler, Dale Steyn (also 29 tests).
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Hugh TAYFIELD holds 8th place in WORLD TEST CRICKET for the highest total
number of wickets (37 wickets) in a five test series, and first for South Africans. Top
of the World list is Jim Laker, who took 46 wickets in a five test series. Only Hugh
TAYFIELD(who did the feat TWICE – 13/165 and 13/192) and Makhaya Ntini (once –
13/132) have ever achieved 13 wickets (for South Africa) a TEST MATCH, placing
them on an elite World List, and the best of the South African test bowlers.
Hugh TAYFIELD is first for South Africa, and ELEVENTH highest in the WORLD,
forTEST dismissals,Caught and Bowled – with 11 such wickets.
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Most ECONOMIC BOWLING in TEST HISTORY: TWO D.H.S. bowlers feature very
prominently on the WORLD LIST for TESTS. The best South African, and THIRD BEST
in World Test cricket is Trevor GODDARD with a career economy rate of just 1.64
runs per over. Hugh TAYFIELD is the 4th best South African, and 23rd in the World,
with a career Test economy rate of only 1.94 runs per over. Trevor GODDARD’s
Testbowling economy rate is the BEST, of ANY country, since 1949. In the 1957
Durban Test, against England, TAYFIELD bowled 137consecutive deliveries (nearly
23 six-ball overs) without a single run being scored against him.
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Trevor GODDARD holds the 2nd BEST ever (behind “Tufty” Mann with 0.50), figures
for TEST ECONOMY bowling rates, for South Africa IN A SINGLE TEST INNINGS.
Goddard bowled 16* overs; 8 maidens; 12 runs and 2 wickets in the 1957 Test at
Port Elizabeth against England, placing him 27th WORLD BEST, all-time. This gave
him an economy rate of 0.56 runs per over. This feat was done a few times in
TESTSby both Trevor GODDARD and by Hugh TAYFIELD:
GODDARD: 16* – 8 – 12 – 2
(0.56) vs. England, Port Elizabeth, 1957
GODDARD: 17 – 14 – 10 – 1
(0.58) vs. New Zealand, Dunedin, 1964
GODDARD: 25.2* – 15 – 22 – 1 (0.65) vs. England, Johannesburg, 1957
GODDARD: 16 – 10 – 11 – 1 (0.68) vs. New Zealand, Wellington, 1964
TAYFIELD: 24* - 17 – 21 – 1 (0.65) vs. England, Durban, 1957, and
TAYFIELD: 14* - 7 – 13 – 6 (0.69) vs. New Zealand, Johannesburg, 1954
Note the 6/13 taken by TAYFIELD in just 14 overs, with 7 maidens.
Note: * denotes 8 ball overs, converted to 6 ball overs for equal comparison.
30]
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Trevor GODDARD was the FIRST South African all-rounder to achieve 1000 runs
and100 wickets in TEST Cricket chronologically. On this list, Shaun Pollock is second
and Jaques Kallis is third. Trevor GODDARD is also FIRST in South Africa and 12th
BEST in TEST Cricket, all-time for his 294 runs and 26 wickets in a Five Test series.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Herbie TAYLOR (twice) and Trevor GODDARD (four times) are two on a select list of
about only 80 players in more than 2,150 Tests played in history who have had the
distinction of OPENING both the BATTING and BOWLING for their Country in Tests.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST CLASS BATTING AVERAGES: For South Africans - in First Class Averages, the
great Barry RICHARDS is TOP of the list, with an average of 54.74. Graeme Pollock
is second, on 54.67; third is Jacques Kallis with 54.10, followed by Hashim AMLA in
fourth place on 51.88. Fifth is A.D. Norse with 51.53 – just ahead of AB De Villiers
at51.03.
In terms of TEST BATTING AVERAGES for South Africans, the list is as follows:
Barry RICHARDS is first on an average of 72.57 (admittedly, he played only in
4 Tests). This would put RICHARDS second in the World, only to Don Bradman.
Second is Graeme Pollock – 60.97 (and 4th in the World) ; third is Jacques Kallis –
55.37 (16th in the World); fourth for South Africa, and 21st in the World is A.D.
Nourse, with 53.81, while Hashim AMLA is fifth for South Africa, on 52.78 and the
25th World all-time Test Batting Average. These all compare very well, with socalled “batting greats” like Brian Lara – 52.88 and Sachin Tendulkar – 53.78.
Lee IRVINEalso deserves a mention with a Test average of 50.42 in his short test
career.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hashim AMLA has the HIGHEST TEST INNINGSfor any South African in Tests, having
scored 311 not out against England at the Oval, in 2012. He is the ONLY
South African to have scored over 300 in Tests, and his 311* places him on the ALL-
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TIMETEST HIGH SCORE LIST at number 21. Although Barry RICHARDS never had
muchopportunity to play Test Cricket, he has a FIRST CLASS high score of 356 runs,
amongst the EIGHTY centuries he scored in his career. This feat however places the
mammoth 356 which RICHARDS scored at Perth as one of ONLY about three dozen
cricketers who have EVER scored over 350 in Tests or in First Class cricket.
Hashim AMLA is the FASTEST South African to score6,000 Test runs. jointly with
Graeme Smith - they both took 128 innings to achieve this feat.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKETfor players who have played more than 40
matches, Hashim AMLA has the HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE in the WORLD, of
ANY player, with an average of 56.41. Fifth in the World (O.D.I.) is A.B. De Villiers
with 52.16 and Jacques Kallis is 20th on the World all-time list on 44.36. These
positions include past and present O.D.I. players.
In ADDITION, Hashim AMLA holds most of the FASTEST BATTING RECORDS for
reaching the BATTING milestones in ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. He is the
FIRST BATSMAN to reach 2000 runs (40 innings) (Second place took 45 innings);
FIRST BATSMAN to reach 3000 runs (57 innings) (Second place took 68 innings);
FIRST BATSMAN to reach 4000 runs (81 innings) (Second place took 88 innings);
FIRST BATSMAN to reach 5000 runs (101 innings) (Second place took 114 innings).
The speed in which AMLA reached these milestones is so far ahead of the second
placed ODI batsmen, that it seems unlikely to be equalled for some time. However,
Hashim AMLA started off a bit slower. He is in only ninth place, WORLD O.D.I. Alltime to reach 1000 runs, whilst fellow South African Quentin De Kock is in 4th place.
Note: The second fastest player, in 45 innings to 2000 runs was Zaheer Abbass. The second fastest
player to 3000, 4000 and 5000 runs was Viv Richards, in 69, 88 and 114 innings – far slower than the
very fast rate achieved by Hashim AMLA.
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In ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET “MAN of the MATCH” awards, Jacques Kallis
is third best in the World, with 32 such awards. Herschel Gibbs is the second South
African and 20th in the World with 22 awards, jointly with Shaun Pollock also on 22.
The fourth South African is A.B De Villiers on 20 awards, and Lance KLUSENER is in
fifth spot, for South Africans, with 19 “Man of the Match” awards. Hashim AMLA
has 15 such awards, to date.
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In ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET “MAN of the SERIES” / “PLAYER of the
SERIES”awards, the best South African, and 3rd in the World, all-time, is Shaun
Pollock with 9 awards. Hashim AMLA is second, in South Africa, and 9th in the
World, jointly with Jacques Kallis, each having 6 awards. A.B. De Villiers is fourth
(and fifteenth in the World) with 5 awards, whilst Lance KLUSENER is fifth (21 in
the World) on 4 awards.
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Hashim AMLA is FAR and away the GREATEST ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL cricketer
to date. He was the fastest to reach 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 ODI runs, by some
margin. In his relatively short career, he has the best batting average (56.41) and
he has scored 19 O.D.I. CENTURIES in just 107 matches. A.B. De Villiers took 179 matches
to reach 19 centuries, whilst Brian Lara took fully 299 matches to get his 19
centuries.
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Sid PEGLER, playing for South Africa against Tasmania, on the Springbok tour of
Australia, in 1910-11, scored the THIRD FASTEST FIRST CLASS HALF CENTURY of
ALL TIME, his fifty having been made in just 14 minutes. This record still stands.
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Lee IRVINE who was at D.H.S. with Barry RICHARDS were both selected for S.A.
Schools. Lee Irvine played S.A. Schools in 1962, and Barry Richards in both 1962
and 1963 – including the S.A. Schools tour to England in 1963. They both wenton to
play for South Africa - against the 1970 Australians. Although Barry RICHARDShad
a longer and more successful First Class career, Lee IRVINE was most certainly the
better of the two boys in the D.H.S.First XI in 1962 whenLee IRVINE scored 1310
runs in 22 innings at an average of 68.95and a HS of 150. The School careers of
both IRVINE and RICHARDS, as well as of Trevor GODDARD and Hugh TAYFIELD are
dealt with in some detail below.(See alsonotes 16 and 19, above.)
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Hugh TAYFIELD, Trevor GODDARD, Lee IRVINE and Barry RICHARDS had very
interesting School careers in the D.H.S. 1st XI. They all played in the 1st XI for more
than one season, and although this is by no means unique, as many boys have done
so, few have for three or four years, as did GODDARD, when he played his first
season for the 1st XI whilst still a very young 3rd Form boy. Their basic performances
are listed HERE:
Batting
Bowling
Name
Season
Inns. Runs Total
H.S. Ave. Wickets Ave.
Best
TAYFIELD, H.J. 1944 / 5 11
168
66
18.66
21
12.00 4/24
TAYFIELD, H.J. 1945/6
9
125
29
15.62
37
6.46 7/10
GODDARD, T.L. 1945/6
GODDARD, T.L. 1946/7
GODDARD, T.L. 1947/8
GODDARD, T.L. 1948/9
2
10
20
15
31
139
363
625
17
53*
73*
129
15.50
17.37
22.70
48.00
0
19
30
30
IRVINE, B.L.
IRVINE, B.L.
IRVINE, B.L.
1960
1961
1962
19
9
22
225
158
1310
35
31
150
14.17
19.71
68.95
0
0
0
RICHARDS, B.A.
RICHARDS, B.A.
RICHARDS, B.A.
1961
1962
1963
17
22
18
510
898
700
85
100*
96
34.00
49.88
41.18
0
9
41
0
0
8.15 4/18
16.90 4/10
8.50 6/18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16.44 4/1
12.78 8/18
Both Lee IRVINE and Barry RICHARDS played for D.H.S. in the Natal School’s Nuffield
Cricket Week in 1962. If their performances during the week are ADDED to their School
record, THEN their figures for the 1962 year appear thus:
IRVINE, B.L.
RICHARDS, B.A.
1962
1962
28
28
1570
1341
150
106
65.42
55.87
0
0
(Bowling statistics not stated)
On the S.A. Schools tour to England, in 1963, Barry RICHARDS (D.H.S.) was Captain, and
0
another D.H.S. boy, M.B. (Bruce) HEATH a spin bowler, was also in the team. The great
all-rounder M.J. (Mike) Proctor), from Hilton College was also in the side. The S.A. Schools
side did very well, winning most of their matches. Barry RICHARDS topped the averages,
scoring 798 runs at 49.87, followed by Mike PROCTOR – 579 runs at 48.25. Bruce HEATH
completed the Tour second in the bowling averages, at 13.09 runs per wicket.
(These facts, figures and statistics – in note 40, are extracted from the D.H.S. School Magazines of the periods.)
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Mike RINDEL and Dale BENKENSTEIN were in the GOLD MEDAL winning South
AfricanCommonwealth Games team, in Malaysia, 1998. These are the one and
only Games to date where O.D.I. cricket was included as a competition in the
Games. South Africa won the GOLD medal, beating Australia in the finals. Mike
RINDEL was the HIGHEST SCORER for South Africa in both the semi-finals and in the
final of the competition.
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World and South African O.D.I. partnership RECORDS: Various D.H.S. boys are
involved insome of the leading O.D.I. partnerships in World cricket, for example:
For the 1st Wkt: 247a runs. Hashim AMLA and Rilee Rousouw. 6th in the World; 1st in S.A.
For the 3rd Wkt: 247b runs. Hashim AMLA and Rilee Rousouw, 2nd in the World; 1st in S.A.
For the 3rd Wkt. 238 runs. Hashim AMLA and A.B. de Villiers. 3rd in the World; 2nd in S.A.
For the 7th Wkt: 114 runs. Mark Boucher and Lance KLUSENER. 10th in the World; 1st in S.A.
For the 8th Wkt: 91 runs. Dale BENKENSTEIN and Lance KLUSENER. 14th / World; 2nd in S.A.
(Notes a and b: These two partnerships, of the same score – 247 – are merely a co-incidence. AMLA
with 153* and Roussouw with 128 did the feat in the 2nd ODI vs West Indies at the Wanderers on 18
January 2015. A.B. de Villiers scored 149 in the same match. The second occasion, and yet another
247 partnership with AMLA scoring 133 and Roussouw getting 132 was in the 5th ODI vs West Indies
at Centurion on 28 January 2015.)
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OTHER NOTEABLE PERFORMANCES in O.D.I. Cricket:
Lance KLUSENER has taken 5 wickets in an innings on six occasions. This places him
1st forSouth Africa and 7th in the World, all time.
Lance KLUSENER scored 54 and took 6/49 vs. Sri Lanka 6 November 1997. He is the
ONLYSouth African to get a 50 and 5 wickets in the same O.D.I. match. He is also
4th player ever to achieve this feat and one of only 17 O.D.I. cricketers who have
ever done so.
Lance KLUSENER (four times) and Richard SNELL (once) are only TWO of three
SouthAfricans ever to have opened both the BATTING and the BOWLING for South
Africa inO.D.I.s. in the SAME MATCH. The only other South African to have donethis was
R.J. Peterson (once).
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Hashim AMLA is 3rd on the World all-time list for the most CENTURIES in a calendar
year in ALL FORMS of cricket (Tests/ODI/T20). In the 2010 year AMLA scored TEN
centuries. This places him FIRST of all South Africans. Hashim AMLA also holds the
3rd place for all SouthAfricans, and 14th in the World for his EIGHT centuries in the
2014 year.
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In the research and compiling of these records and notes, it must be recorded that
it has been difficult to establish authoritative sources for full team representation
by SCHOOL, for teams like S.A. U19; S.A. Universities; an S.A. XI; S.A. “A”; various
“World XI” / “Rest of the World XI” / “World O.D.I. XI” teams; S.A. “Masters” teams
and so forth. There are almost certainly D.H.S. boys who have been in many of
these teams, but not recorded here. If any reader has information in this regard,
kindly advise the Complier.
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HERE ENDS this SECTION of RECORDS and interesting notes involving D.H.S. boys who
have who have represented SOUTH AFRICA at various international levels or who have
played FIRST CLASS cricket.
All the facts and statistics listed in this study have been researched, compiled and prepared by
David R. Bennett and are thought to be correct, as at 8 February 2015.
HOWEVER, if there are any errors or omissions or if any note or statistic is incorrect, please be kind enough
to advise the compiler, at email: [email protected] with the details.
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DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL CRICKET
© V.4.1 / 15
SECTION TWO: The Statistics and Averages:
LIST of STATISTICS and AVERAGES of D.H.S. CRICKETERS in all forms of
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET, and including their FIRST CLASS AVERAGES.
INDEX :
K]
The D.H.S. "All-time" FIRST XI - Their FIRST CLASS AVERAGES.
L]
D.H.S. - The List of TEST CRICKET Player STATISTICS and AVERAGES.
M] D.H.S. - The List of O.D.I. Player STATISTICS and AVERAGES.
N]
D.H.S. - The List of "T20" Player STATISTICS and AVERAGES.
O]
D.H.S. - The List of OTHER INTERNATIONAL CRICKETERS - Averages.
P]
D.H.S. - The List of FIRST CLASS AVERAGES of the INTERNATIONALS.
Q]
D.H.S. - The List of OTHER LEADING FIRST CLASS AVERAGES, etc.
FIRST CLASS AVE.
PART
K
D.H.S. ALL-TIME 1st XI CRICKET TEAM
1
2
3
4
Barry RICHARDS
Trevor GODDARD
Hashim AMLA
Herby TAYLOR
Bat
V-Capt
Capt
Bat
Bowl
Bat
Bowl
54,74
37,48
40,60
21,65
Bat
51,88
Bat
41,86
25,45
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12th Man
12th Man
Mngr
PART
L
Jack SIEDLE
Lee IRVINE
Lance KLUSENER
Mike RINDEL
Richard DUMBRILL
Richard SNELL
Hugh TAYFIELD
Wktk
Bat
40,04
-
Bat
40,48
-
Bat
Bowl
42,69
30,40
Bat
Bowl
36,70
37,56
Bat
Bowl
23,48
22,03
Bowl
21,63
28,10
Bowl
17,30
21,86
D.M. Benkenstein / C. Wesley / D. Gamsy (for Fielding)
Playing Reserves: G.M. Griffin (for Bowling); J.F.W. Nicolson (for Batting)
L.C.W. Theobald
DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL boys who have represented
SOUTH AFRICA at TEST CRICKET
(Names in Alphbetical Order)
(Date of Birth / Death)
NAME
AMLA, HM (Hashim)
(1983 - )
CHAPMAN, HW (Horace) (1890 - 1941)
CONYNGHAM, DP (Conky) (1897-1979)
DALTON, EL (Eric)
(1906 - 1981)
DEANE, HG (Nummy)
(1895 - 1939)
DUMBRILL, R (Richard)
(1938 )
DYER, DV (Dennis)
(1914 - 1990)
FELLOWS-SMITH, JP (Jon) (1932 - 2013)
GAMSY, D. (Dennis)
(1940 )
GODDARD, TL (Trevor)
(1931 )
GRIFFIN, GM (Geoff)
(1939 - 2006)
IRVINE, BL (Lee)
(1944 )
KHAN, I. (Imraan)
(1984 )
KLUSENER, L. (Lance)
(1971 )
LINDSAY, NV (Nevil)
(1886 - 1976)
NICOLSON, JFW (Fairless) (1899 - 1935)
PEGLER, SJ (Sid)
(1888 - 1972)
RICHARDS, BA (Barry)
(1945 )
SHEPSTONE, GH (George) (1876 - 1940)
SIEDLE, IJ
(Jack)
(1903 - 1982)
SNELL, RP (Richard)
(1968 )
TAYFIELD, HJ (Hugh) (1929 - 1994) (1929 - 1994)
TAYLOR, HW (Herbie)
(1889 - 1973)
WESLEY, C. (Tich)
(1937 -
)
Test Batting and Bowling Statistics
Tests
H.S.
BatAve
owlAve
BB Inn
82
2
1
15
17
5
3
4
2
41
2
4
1
49
1
3
16
4
2
18
5
37
42
311*
17
3*
117
93
36
62
35
30*
112
14
102
20
174
29
78
35*
140
21
141
48
75
176
52,78
13,00
0
31,72
25,12
15,30
16,00
27,66
19,50
34,46
6,25
50,42
20,00
32,86
17,50
35,80
15,47
72,57
9,50
28,73
13,57
16,90
40,77
0
104,00
51,50
40,83
0
37,33
0
0
0
26,22
24,00
0
0
37,91
0
0
33,44
26,00
0
7,00
28,31
25,91
31,20
0
1/51
1/40
4/59
0
4/30.
0
0
0
6/53
4/87
0
0
8/64
0
0
7/65
1/12.
0
1/7.
4/74
9/113
3/15.
3
35
9,80
0
0
D.H.S. Boys who have represented South Africa at
ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
PART
M
NAME
AMLA, HM (Hashim)
BENKENSTEIN, DM (Dale)
KENT, JC (Jon)
KLUSENER, L. (Lance)
RINDEL, MJR (Mike)
SNELL, RP (Richard)
PART
N
O
H.S.
)
)
107
23
2
171
22
42
)
)
)
)
153*
69
0
103*
106
63
BatAve
BowlAve
56,41
17,94
0
41,10
27,38
16,10
0
11,00
0
29,95
40,33
35,77
BB Inn
0
3/5.
0
6/49
2/15.
5/40
D.H.S. Boys who have represented South Africa at
"T20" INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
NAME
AMLA, HM (Hashim)
HENDERSON, T. (Tyron)
PART
Games
(1983 (1974 (1979 (1971 (1963 (1968 -
Games
(1983 (1974 -
)
)
H.S.
26
1
56
0
BatAve
BowlAve
25,00
0
BB Inn
0 0
0 0
D.H.S. Boys who have had success
OUTSIDE of SOUTH AFRICA
Batting and Bowling Averages
NAME
N.R.D. (Nick) COMPTON (1983 - Tests for ENGLAND
- First Class matches
Matches
H.S.
BatAve
BowlAve
BB Inn
)
9
139
117
254*
31,93
43,84
0 0
74,33 1/1.
NB: George Gordon CAMPBELL represented SCOTLAND, for one game in 1921.
PART
P
The FIRST CLASS CRICKET STATISTICS of the TWENTY EIGHT D.H.S.
Boys who have represented SOUTH AFRICA
in ALL FORMS of INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
FIRST CLASS Batting and Bowling Statistics
NAME
AMLA, HM (Hashim)
Matches
(1983 -
)
BENKENSTEIN, DM (Dale) (1974 )
CHAPMAN, HW (Horace) (1890 - 1941)
CONYNGHAM, DP (Conky) (1897-1979)
DALTON, EL (Eric)
(1906 - 1981)
DEANE, HG (Nummy)
(1895 - 1939)
DUMBRILL, R (Richard)
(1938 )
DYER, DV (Dennis)
(1914 - 1990)
FELLOWS-SMITH, JP (Jon) (1932 - 2013)
H.S.
BatAve
184
311*
51,88
264
18
22
121
100
51
34
94
259
71
63
157
165
94
185
109*
44,21
20,96
15,13
33,12
30,11
23,48
37,50
29,40
BowlAve
BB Inn
277,00 1/10.
36,15
25,23
20,67
25,81
33,00
22,03
0
29,62
4/16.
5/35
5/20.
6/42
3/23.
5/34
0
7/26.
GAMSY, D. (Dennis)
(1940 )
GODDARD, TL (Trevor)
(1931 )
GRIFFIN, GM (Geoff)
(1939 - 2006)
HENDERSON, T. (Tyron) (1974 - )
IRVINE, BL (Lee)
(1944 )
KENT, JC (Jon)
(1979 )
KHAN, I. (Imraan)
(1984 )
KLUSENER, L. (Lance)
(1971 )
LINDSAY, NV (Nevil)
(1886 - 1976)
NICOLSON, JFW (Fairless) (1899 - 1935)
PEGLER, SJ (Sid)
(1888 - 1972)
RICHARDS, BA (Barry)
(1945 )
RINDEL, MJR (Mike)
(1963 )
SHEPSTONE, GH (George) (1876 - 1940)
SIEDLE, IJ
(Jack)
(1903 - 1982)
SNELL, RP (Richard)
(1968 )
TAYFIELD, HJ (Hugh)
(1929 (1929 - 1994)
1994)
TAYLOR, HW (Herbie)
(1889 - 1973)
WESLEY, C. (Tich)
(1937 )
PART
G
93
179
42
86
157
101
132
197
42
28
103
339
113
22
123
86
137
222
73
81
193
178*
195
202*
160*
252*
79
356
174
104
265*
105
23,70
40,60
17,90
15,80
40,48
35,77
36,72
42,69
33,27
37,63
12,70
54,74
36,70
21,00
40,05
21,63
0
21,65
21,51
26,81
0
32,43
39,91
30,40
27,83
68,33
19,58
37,48
37,56
16,23
35,00
28,10
0
6/3.
7/11.
7/67
0
6/77
6/43
8/34
4/27.
2/36
8/54
7/63
4/17.
5/17.
1/7.
6/33
187
206
51
77
250*
131
17,30
41,86
27,02
21,86 9/113
25,45 4/36
23,60 4/51
THE FIRST CLASS RECORDS of some D.H.S. boys, who whilst
doing very well a a HIGH LEVEL in the game, did not
manage to make it to the INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
Qualification: a F.C. Century or 5 wkts / innings
FIRST CLASS Batting and Bowling Averages
NAME
ADAM, S.M. (Shaun) (1979 )
ALEXANDER, M.G. (Michael) (1990 - )
ARMSTRONG, C.R.B. (Charles) (1964 - )
BARENDS, B.L. (Brady) (1989 )
CLARE, M.D. (Mike) (1963 )
COOLEY, B.C. (Bert) (1874 - 1935)
COOPER, K.R. (Kenny) (1954 )
DALTON, H.E. (Howard) (1917 - 1987)
DODDS, P.M. (Peter)
(1933 )
FLOWERS, C.A. (Calvin) (1985 )
GADSDEN, W.B. (William) (1910-1995)
HARVEY, N.H. (Neil) (1951 )
HARVEY, T.N. (Tim) (1982 )
HEATH, G.C. (Grayson) (1939 )
JACKSON, G.F.K. (Geoffrey) (1918 - 78)
LYONS, P.J. (Peter) (1941 )
MARAIS, D.P. (Peter) (1937 )
Matches
9
H.S.
23
BatAve
8,00
BowlAve
21,78
BB Inn
5/57
17
164
22,00
-
-
15
112
29,04
-
-
62
87*
14,12
33,91
9/68
47
31
7,68
30,41
6/49
19
126*
20,14
24,06
4/34
70
48
12,75
26,73
6/36
7
47*
19,55
27,54
5/33
39
27*
8,76
29,07
7/51
9
57*
12,09
24,60
5/92
9
18
12,42
16,82
8/84
22
76*
19,96
30,18
6/99
3
126
32,60
-
-
46
159*
31,21
29,08
3/16.
24
70
20,04
34,67
6/54
8
50
18,75
21,80
7/82
14
134*
21,50
-
-
MacQUEEN, R.B. (Robbie) (1977 )
MELLOR, M. D. (Mike) (1957 )
MINNAAR, N. (Neil) (1953 )
NAPIER, D.J. (David) (1926 )
RAZAK, A.H. (Abdul) (1987 )
SIEDLE, J.R. (John) (1932 - 1980)
SMITH, P.E. (Paul) (1963 )
SPARKS, D.A. (Dudley) (1914 - 2006)
SPARKS, H.A. (Henry) (1912 - 1964)
SULLIVAN, C.P. (Charles) (1942 )
TAYFIELD, A. (Arthur) (1931 )
TAYFIELD, C. (Cyril)
(1932 - 2005)
TAYFIELD, I.R. (Ian)
(1948 )
TUTTON, C.E. (Cliff) (1904 - 1978)
VANDIAR, J.D. (Jon) (1990 )
WINGFIELD, W.R. (Wade) (1977 )
26
39
42
124*
16,80
44,78
5/125
28,22
27,58
4/88
22,11
5/61
16
78
11,37
4
110
39,56
35
72
21,05
7
127
27,00
33
37
10,44
26,40
-
7/49
-
29,52
5/50
10,85
35,97
6/21.
11
14,20
4,89
27,78 6/35
38,70 5/32
50
205
22,13
29,84
6/75
37
112
23,88
26,60
4/27.
43
86
20,40
28,42
6/30.
17
30
13
57*
94*
10
117*
42,00
35,64
4/64
63
172*
35,65
82,40
2/12.
43
146*
35,85
46,95
2/18.
Qualification for this list: A First Class Century (batting) and / or Five Wickets in a Innings (bowling).
Noteable individual performances are highlighted.
Dates given above are dates of birth and death.
D.H.S. Boys in FIRST CLASS CRICKET
About 130 D.H.S. boys have played for various
teams at FIRST CLASS level. The list ABOVE, plus the earlier lists of the FIRST CLASS records of those
who have played TEST Cricket only represent about ONE THIRD of those from the School who have
played first class cricket. NOTE: If any reader notices any D.H.S. player with a good FIRST CLASS
record, and who is NOT on the above list, kindly advise the list COMPILER, at the Email: (But the List
Qualifiction is: A First Class century and / or Five wickets in an innings) [email protected] Please
also advise if any errors or omissions are noted. These Averages and Statistics are Compiled by
David R. Bennett. © 2015