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.
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| Full name | John Michael Kumleben | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1933 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 June 2014 (aged 81) Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 to 1957 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–58 to 1960–61 | Orange Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ a b University College Record, November 2016, p. 80.
- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 669.
- ^ "Orange Free State v Eastern Province 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links
edit- John Kumleben at ESPNcricinfo
- John Kumleben at CricketArchive (subscription required)