Peter van der Merwe (cricketer)

Peter van der Merwe

Peter van der Merwe after the Fifth Test in 1966–67
Personal information
Full name	Peter Laurence van der Merwe
Born	14 March 1937 Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	23 January 2013 (aged 75) Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Relations	JHB Waite (brother-in-law)
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut (cap 220)	6 December 1963 v Australia
Last Test	24 February 1967 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1957–1958	South African Universities
1958–1966	Western Province
1966–1969	Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition Test FC Matches 15 94 Runs scored 533 4,086 Batting average 25.38 29.18 100s/50s 0/3 4/23 Top score 76 128 Balls bowled 79 6,221 Wickets 1 82 Bowling average 22.00 25.70 5 wickets in innings 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/6 6/40 Catches/stumpings 11/- 73/-
Source: CricketArchive, 23 January 2013

Peter Laurence van der Merwe (14 March 1937 – 23 January 2013) was a South African cricketer. He played in fifteen Tests from 1963 to 1967, captaining South Africa to series victories against England in 1965 and Australia in 1966–67.