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Full name Peter Laurence van der Merwe
Born March 14, 1937, Paarl, Cape Province
Current age 71 years 208 days
Major teams South Africa,Eastern Province,Western Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Referee
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
15
23
2
533
76
25.38
0
3
1
11
0
First-class
94
152
12
4086
128
29.18
4
23
73
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
15
3
79
22
1
1/6
1/6
22.00
1.67
79.0
0
0
0
First-class
94
6221
2108
82
6/40
25.70
2.03
75.8
3
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Dec 6-11, 1963 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, Feb 24-28, 1967 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1956/57 - 1968/69
ICC match referee statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 18-22, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 19-22, 1999 scorecard
Test matches
29
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 25, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Oct 22, 1999 scorecard
ODI matches
71
ODI statistics
Profile
Peter van der Merwe was originally a slow left-arm bowler, but later developed into a genuine allrounder as his right-hand batting become more reliable, and towards the end of his career played as a specialist batsman. He was a shrewd captain, leading South Africa to series wins against England in 1965 and against Australia in 1966-67. Described as "a perfect ambassador", he was always courteous and gained tremendous loyalty from his players. After retiring, he pursued a successful business career but retained his links with the game. He was chairman of South Africa's selectors in the 1980s and early 1990s, and for eight years was an ICC match referee. Martin Williamson
