Roland Paver

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Roland Paver
Personal information
Full nameRoland George Lyall Paver
Born (1950-04-04) 4 April 1950 (age 70)
Johannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–1974 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches164
Runs scored29019
Batting average 12.084.75
100s/50s–/––/–
Top score3414
Catches/stumpings 33/55/1
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2020

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

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.

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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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