Ernest George Bock (17 September 1908 – 5 September 1961) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1935.[1]

Ernest Bock
Personal information
Full name
Ernest George Bock
Born(1908-09-17)17 September 1908
Kimberley, Cape Colony
Died5 September 1961(1961-09-05) (aged 52)
Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Only Test24 December 1935 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 19
Runs scored 11 281
Batting average 14.05
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 9* 78
Balls bowled 138 1,855
Wickets 0 32
Bowling average 27.78
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/8
Catches/stumpings 0/– 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 November 2022

Bock was born in Kimberley, South Africa. He was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who played only two full seasons of first-class cricket in South Africa, one for Griqualand West and one for Transvaal. Only a couple of times did he achieve distinction. For Griqualand West against Rhodesia in 1931–32, batting at number 9, he scored 78.[2] In 1934–35, in the final match of the season for Transvaal against Orange Free State he took five wickets for eight runs as the Free State side were bowled out for 70.[3]

After that bowling performance, Bock only appeared in three further first-class games. The first of those was the second Test against Australia at Johannesburg in 1935–36, when he batted at number 11 in both innings, scoring 9 and 2, both times not out, and he failed to take a wicket in 23 overs.[4] After that match he disappeared from first-class cricket for four years until two final matches for North Eastern Transvaal in 1939–40. He died at Springs, Transvaal, in 1961, aged 52.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ernest Bock". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Griqualand West v Rhodesia". www.cricketarchive.com. 29 December 1931. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Scorecard: Transvaal v Orange Free State". www.cricketarchive.com. 9 March 1935. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Scorecard: South Africa v Australia". www.cricketarchive.com. 24 December 1935. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Ernest Bock". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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