Derek Varnals
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| Full name | George Derek Varnals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1935 Durban, Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 2019 (aged 84) St Leonards, Sydney, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 4 December 1964 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 January 1965 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Derek Varnals (24 July 1935 – 9 September 2019) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches in the 1964–65 season.[2]
The South African cricket commentator
Three centuries in the first half of the 1964–65 season, including one for Natal against the
South African cricket team for the first three Tests against England.[5] He batted a long way down the order and, although he showed useful adhesion in helping to avert defeat in the second match, his highest score in six innings was only 23.[5][6] When he was dropped after the third match, he retired from first-class cricket.[3] His only first-class bowling was in the final overs of his final Test match.[5]
Varnals later moved to Australia to be closer to his children. He died in Sydney in September 2019.[3]
References
- ^ a b Derek Varnals, CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2021. (subscription required)
- ^ "Derek Varnals". Cricket Country. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wisden 2022, pp. 263–64.
- ^ "Border v Eastern Province 1957-58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "2nd Test, Johannesburg, December 23-29, 1964, England tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.