Anthony John van Ryneveld (7 November 1925 – 29 August 2018) was a South African first-class cricketer.

Anthony van Ryneveld
Personal information
Full name
Anthony John van Ryneveld
Born17 November 1925
Plumstead, Cape Province, South Africa
Died29 August 2018(2018-08-29) (aged 92)
Tokai, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsClive van Ryneveld (brother)
Jimmy Blanckenberg (uncle)
Stewart West (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 69
Batting average 34.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 50
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2020

The son of Reginald Clive Berrangè van Ryneveld and Maria Alfreda Blanckenberg, he was born at Plumstead in Cape Town in November 1925. He was educated at the Diocesan College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Free Foresters at Oxford in 1947.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 50 runs in the Oxford first innings by Ian Peebles, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 19 runs by John Brocklebank.[3]

He was better known in South Africa as a rugby union player.[1] van Ryneveld was in business and served on the Old Diocesan Union Committee. He died at Tokai in Cape Town, three weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.[4] Both his brother Clive and uncle Jimmy Blanckenberg played Test cricket for South Africa. Another uncle, Stewart West, was also a first-class cricketer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Booth, Lawrence (2019). The Shorter Wisden 2019. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-1472963871.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Tony van Ryneveld". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Passing of Tony van Ryneveld (1942G)". www.odunion.com. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Stewart West". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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