Voltelin van der Bijl

Voltelin Albert William van der Bijl (31 January 1872 – 2 October 1941) was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province in the 1890s.[1]

Voltelin van der Bijl
Personal information
Full name
Voltelin Albert William van der Bijl
Born(1872-01-31)31 January 1872
Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died2 October 1941(1941-10-02) (aged 69)
Cape Town, South Africa
RelationsPieter van der Bijl (nephew)
Vintcent van der Bijl (great-nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891–92 to 1895–96Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 176
Batting average 17.60
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 61
Balls bowled 1014
Wickets 19
Bowling average 22.15
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/56
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2020

Voltelin van der Bijl was an all-rounder who batted in the middle order and opened the bowling. He took 6 for 56 and 3 for 36 in Western Province's victory over Griqualand West in 1890–91.[2] In the 1892–93 season he made his highest first-class score of 61 and took three wickets when Western Province beat Transvaal in Western Province's first appearance in the Currie Cup.[3] He was selected to tour England in South Africa's first overseas tour in 1894 but was unavailable and was replaced by Charles Mills.[4]

His nephew Pieter van der Bijl and Pieter's son Vintcent played cricket for South Africa.

References
  1. "Voltelin van der Bijl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "Western Province v Griqualand West 1890–91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Transvaal v Western Province 1892–93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "The South African Cricketers: A Chat with the Manager of the Team", Cricket, 13 September 1894, pp. 388–89.
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