Roland Paver

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

Roland Paver
Personal information
Full name
Roland George Lyall Paver
Born (1950-04-04) 4 April 1950
Johannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19721974Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 16 4
Runs scored 290 19
Batting average 12.08 4.75
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 34 14
Catches/stumpings 33/5 5/1
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2020

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 24 April 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Roland Paver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roland Paver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. "List A Matches played by Roland Paver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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