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Peter Bairnsfather-Cloete

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Peter Bairnsfather-Cloete
Personal information
Full name
Peter Henry Bairnsfather Cloete
Born5 March 1917
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died19 December 1942(1942-12-19) (aged 25)
Kisumu, Kenya Colony
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936/37–1939/40Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 74
Batting average 7.40
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29
Balls bowled 1,823
Wickets 29
Bowling average 33.41
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/112
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2022

Peter Henry Bairnsfather-Cloete (5 March 1917 – 19 December 1942) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Army officer.

The son of Hugh Cloete and Nicolette Bairnsfather, he was born at Cape Town in March 1917. He was educated at the Western Province Prep, before attending the Diocesan College.[1] Bairnsfather-Cloete made his debut in first-class cricket for Western Province against Griqualand West in December 1936 at Cape Town in the Currie Cup. He made eight further first-class appearances for Western Province to March 1940.[2] He scored 74 runs in his nine first-class matches, at an average of 7.40.[3] With his right-arm slow bowling, he took 29 wickets at a bowling average of 33.41;[4] his best bowling figures of 5 for 112 came against Orange Free State in February 1937.[1]

Aside from playing cricket, Bairnsfather-Cloete owned the luxury Alphen Hotel in Constantia, Cape Town.[1] He served in the Second World War as a captain in the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles. During the war he was attached to the headquarters of the 1st South African Division, which was taking part in the North African campaign. Bairnsfather-Cloete died on 19 December 1942 when the Lockheed Lodestar he was a passenger aboard crashed into Lake Victoria shortly after take-off from Kisumu Airport in Kenya Colony; he had been returning to South Africa from Cairo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d McCrery, Nigel (2011). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Vol. 2nd volume. Pen and Sword. pp. 271–3. ISBN 978-1526706980.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Cloete". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Bairnsfather-Cloete". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Bairnsfather-Cloete". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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