Pieter van der Bijl
South African cricketer (1907–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pieter Gerhard Vintcent van der Bijl (21 October 1907 in Kenilworth, South Africa – 16 February 1973 in Kalk Bay, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests in 1938–39.[1] His son, Vintcent, also had a successful first-class cricket career.
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Born | (1907-10-21)21 October 1907 Kenilworth, Cape Town, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 February 1973(1973-02-16) (aged 65) Kalk Bay, Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Vintcent van der Bijl (son) Voltelin van der Bijl (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1925-26 to 1939-40 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1931 to 1932 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive |
The son of one Western Province cricketer and the nephew of another, Pieter van der Bijl was educated at Diocesan College, Rondebosch, Cape Town, and was then a Rhodes Scholar at Brasenose College, University of Oxford from 1928.[2] A newspaper report in 1930 said that van der Bijl was "reputed to be the tallest man in Oxford".[3] In many reports then and later, his surname was spelled "van der Byl".