Louis de Villiers

Louis Ewald de Villiers (27 September 1908 – 10 February 1970) was a South African cricketer. He played in 23 first-class matches for Orange Free State between 1924 and 1934.[1]

Louis de Villiers
Personal information
Full name
Louis Ewald de Villiers
Born(1908-09-27)27 September 1908
Pretoria, Transvaal Colony, South Africa
Died10 February 1970(1970-02-10) (aged 61)
Glenashley, Durban, Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924/25–1933/34Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 360
Batting average 10.28
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 46
Balls bowled 5,001
Wickets 118
Bowling average 18.34
5 wickets in innings 13
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 7/30
Catches/stumpings 24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 March 2023

De Villiers was an off-spin bowler. After playing six matches in his first five seasons with moderate results, he had a successful season in 1929–30, taking 24 wickets at an average of 15.57. In the Currie Cup, he took 6 for 28 and 5 for 47 in Orange Free State's innings victory over Eastern Province, and a week later he took 7 for 65 in Western Province's first innings. In nine days he took 19 wickets, with overall figures of 82.3–31–168–19.[2][3]

In the 1931–32 Currie Cup, de Villiers and the Test player Buster Nupen were the outstanding bowlers, Nupen with 43 wickets at an average of 10.09, de Villiers with 42 wickets at 11.30.[4] In Orange Free State's opening match de Villiers took six wickets in each innings against Rhodesia, who nevertheless won by a large margin.[5] In the final match he took 7 for 30 and 5 for 55 to bowl Orange Free State to victory over Border.[6]

References

  1. "Louis de Villiers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. "Orange Free State v Eastern Province 1929-30". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. "Orange Free State v Western Province 1929-30". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. "Bowling in Currie Cup 1931/32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. "Rhodesia v Orange Free State 1931-32". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. "Orange Free State v Border 1931-32". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2023.


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