John Kumleben

John Michael Kumleben (26 May 1933 – 21 June 2014) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Orange Free State between 1956 and 1961.

John Kumleben
Personal information
Full name
John Michael Kumleben
Born26 May 1933
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Died21 June 2014 (aged 81)
Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956 to 1957Oxford University
1957–58 to 1960–61Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 29
Runs scored 955
Batting average 19.89
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 100
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2019

John Kumleben attended Michaelhouse and the University of Cape Town before going on to University College, Oxford, where he studied law.[1] He won a hockey blue at Oxford, but although he played several matches for the university cricket team he did not win a cricket blue. His highest score was 100, made out of a team total of 196, after Oxford followed on against Yorkshire in 1957; he and Christopher Melville added 76 in 50 minutes for the last wicket but were unable to avert an innings defeat.[2]

Kumleben became a solicitor after he returned to South Africa in 1957.[1] He played regularly for Orange Free State for four seasons, with a highest score of 51 against Eastern Province in 1959–60, again after a follow-on, this time successfully averting an innings defeat, but not a nine-wicket loss.[3]

References
  1. University College Record, November 2016, p. 80.
  2. Wisden 1958, p. 669.
  3. "Orange Free State v Eastern Province 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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