Errol Draper

Errol Draper
Personal information
Full name Errol John Draper
Born (1934-09-27) 27 September 1934
Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Spin
Relations Ronald Draper (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951-52 Eastern Province
1953-54 to 1967-68 Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 59
Runs scored 2733
Batting average 26.79
100s/50s 4/13
Top score 118
Balls bowled 1554
Wickets 22
Bowling average 36.86
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/114
Catches/stumpings 43/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2015

Errol John Draper (born 27 September 1934 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1951 to 1968.

At 17 Errol Draper followed his elder brother Ron into the Eastern Province team in the 1951-52 season, taking 6 for 114 in the first innings of his debut match.[1] He played only once more for Eastern Province before following Ron to Griqualand West, where he played as a middle-order batsman and occasional spinner. His best seasons were 1954-55 (407 runs at an average of 37.00) and 1955-56 (435 at 39.54),[2] but he remained a regular member of the team until 1967-68, when he made his highest score, 118 against Orange Free State,[3] his third century against Orange Free State in his final first-class match. He captained Griqualand West in 1959-60 and from 1962-63 to 1967-68.

References

  1. "Western Province v Eastern Province 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "First-class batting in each season by Errol Draper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. "Orange Free State v Griqualand West 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

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