Charlie Llewellyn

Charlie Llewellyn
Llewellyn in about 1905
Personal information
Born29 September 1876
Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal
Died7 June 1964(1964-06-07) (aged 87)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
NicknameBuck
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm wrist-spin
International information
National side
Test debut2 March 1896 v England
Last Test12 August 1912 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 15 267
Runs scored 544 11,425
Batting average 20.14 26.75
100s/50s 0/4 18/52
Top score 90 216
Balls bowled 2,292 45,372
Wickets 48 1,013
Bowling average 29.60 23.41
5 wickets in innings 4 82
10 wickets in match 1 20
Best bowling 6/92 9/55
Catches/stumpings 7/– 175/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2019

Charles Bennett "Buck" Llewellyn (29 September 1876 – 7 June 1964) was the first non-white South African Test cricketer. He appeared in 15 Test matches for South Africa between 1895 and 1912, and played in English cricket as a professional for Hampshire between 1899 and 1910.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Charlie Llewellyn". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Charlie Llewellyn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2022.