John de Villiers (cricketer, born 1930)

John Olivier de Villiers (28 February 1930 – 3 July 1969) was a South African first-class cricketer.

John de Villiers

Personal information
Full name	John Olivier de Villiers
Born	28 February 1930 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	3 July 1969(1969-07-03) (aged 39) Tarkastad, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951–1952	Oxford University
1953/54	Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 347 Batting average 21.68 100s/50s –/1 Top score 81 Balls bowled 42 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2020

de Villiers was born at Cape Town in February 1930. He later studied in England at University College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Nottinghamshire at Oxford in 1951. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1952, making eight appearances. He scored a total of 237 runs in these eight matches, at an average of 21.54 and a high score of 81.

de Villers returned to South Africa after completing his studies, where he played for Orange Free State in the 1953/54 season, making three first-class appearances against the touring New Zealanders, Border and Transvaal. He scored 110 runs in these matches, with a high score of 24. de Villiers died at Tarkastad in July 1969.

External links

• John de Villiers at ESPNcricinfo