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 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.

Richard van der Knaap
Personal information
Full name
Richard Saunders van der Knaap
Born (1947-04-20) 20 April 1947 (age 77)
Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsDavid van der Knaap (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975–1976Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition LA
Matches 1
Runs scored 12
Batting average
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12*
Balls bowled 61
Wickets 1
Bowling average 20.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/20
Catches/stumpings –/–
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

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His brother David represented Lancashire and Transvaal in first-class cricket.

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