Richard van der Knaap

Richard Saunders van der Knaap (born 20 April 1947) is a former South African cricketer. Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.

Richard van der Knaap

Personal information
Full name	Richard Saunders van der Knaap
Born	20 April 1947 Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	David van der Knaap (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1975–1976	Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition LA Matches 1 Runs scored 12 Batting average – 100s/50s –/– Top score 12* Balls bowled 61 Wickets 1 Bowling average 20.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/20 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 July 2010

Van der Knaap made his debut for Berkshire in the 1975 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Van der Knaap represented the county in 4 Minor Counties matches, with his final Minor Counties appearance coming against Hertfordshire.[1]

In 1976, van der Knaap also represented Berkshire in a single List-A match against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. In his only List-A match, he scored 12* with the bat,[2] while with the ball he took a single wicket, although with a good economy rate of 1.96 runs per over from his 10.1 overs.[3]

Family

His brother David represented Lancashire and Transvaal in first-class cricket.

References

1. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard van der Knaap
2. List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard van der Knaap
3. List-A Bowling For Each Team by Richard van der Knaap

External links

• Richard van der Knaap at Cricinfo
• Richard van der Knaap at CricketArchive