Roland Paver
CountrySouth African
FullnameRoland George Lyall Paver
Birth date4 April 1950 (age 76)
Birth placeJohannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Club 1Oxford University
Year 11972–1974
Columns2
Column 1First-class
Matches 116
Runs 1290
Bat avg 112.08
100s/50s 1–/–
Top score 134
Catches/stumpings 133/5
Column 2List A
Matches 24
Runs 219
Bat avg 24.75
100s/50s 2–/–
Top score 214
Hidedeliveriestrue
Catches/stumpings 25/1
Date24 April
Year2020
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18801.html Cricinfo

Roland George Lyall Paver (born 4 April 1950) is a South African former first-class cricketer.

Paver was born at Johannesburg. He was educated in the city at The Ridge School, before going up as a Rhodes Scholar to Pembroke College at the University of Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Essex at Oxford in 1972. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1972, making sixteen appearances, two of which included playing in The University Matches against Cambridge in 1973 and 1974.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he scored 290 runs at an average of 12.08 and a high score of 34, while behind the stumps he took 33 catches and made five stumpings.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket for the university, Paver also appeared in four List A one-day matches for Oxford in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup.[4] Paver later emigrated to Australia, where he lives in Albany, Western Australia.

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: Roland Paver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Roland Paver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roland Paver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Roland Paver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-04-24.