Des Schonegevel
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| Full name | Desmond John Schonegevel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1934 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954-55 to 1964-65 | Orange Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965-66 to 1975-76 | Griqualand West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 August 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond John Schonegevel (born 9 October 1934) is a former cricketer who played 100 matches of first-class cricket in South Africa between 1954 and 1977.
For Orange Free State
A solid middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, Des Schonegevel made his first-class debut for Orange Free State in the 1954-55 season and played regularly for Orange Free State until the end of the 1964-65 season. His highest score for Orange Free State was 151 against Border in 1963-64, made in a little over six hours,[1] and his best figures were 6 for 103 against Griqualand West in 1958-59.[2] He captained Orange Free State from 1962-63 to 1964-65. Against Transvaal B in 1959-60 he scored 115, adding 280 for the third wicket with his captain, Clive Richardson, and setting a Currie Cup third-wicket record.[3]
For Griqualand West
He moved to Kimberley in 1965 and played for Griqualand West from 1965-66 until 1975-76, captaining them in 1968-69. In his third match for Griqualand West he top-scored in each innings with 79 not out and 138 not out against Natal B; in the second innings he and the number 11 batsman put on an unbroken partnership of 87 to avoid defeat.[4]
In 1966-67 his 112 against Orange Free State helped Griqualand West achieve their first victory since 1959-60.[5] Against the Australians in 1969-70 he top-scored in each innings, scoring 49 and 85, defying the Australian spin bowlers "with dour concentration", but this time Griqualand West lost by an innings.[6]
His highest score for Griqualand West was 138 not out against Natal B, as above, and his best bowling figures were 6 for 29 against Border in 1967-68.[7]
Business career
He co-founded Desnics Planet Sport, a sporting goods business, in Kimberley in the 1960s, and continued to manage or co-manage the business until his retirement.[8]
References
- ^ "Border v Orange Free State 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1958-59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1960, pp. 8–9.
- ^ "Griqualand West v Natal B 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Wisden 1968, pp. 926–28.
- ^ Wisden 1971, pp. 890–91.
- ^ "Griqualand West v Border 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "A family store that serves the whole community". Sports Trader. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External links
- Des Schonegevel at ESPNcricinfo
- Des Schonegevel at CricketArchive (subscription required)