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Edward van der Merwe

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEEdward Alexander van der Merwe
BORN09 Nov 1903, Rustenburg Transvaal
BATSRight-hand bat
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 131
DEBUTJul 1929
LATESTFeb 1936
◈ INSIGHTSDay 255 / 365
1

The Venues tab ranks every ground Edward has played at, by total runs. Find the favourite fortresses.

2

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Edward.

3

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Edward most over their career.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
27
AVERAGE
9
HIGH SCORE
19
INNINGS
4

Recent form

All matches →
19361 matches
7
AVG 7.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 7
▼ AVG -2.00 vs career  ·  ▼ -3.00 vs 1929
19291 matches
20
AVG 10.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 19
▲ AVG +1.00 vs career
1929Career best
20
AVG 10.00 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +1.00 vs career
1936Career worst · 1 matches
7
AVG 7.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -2.00 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 2 MATCHES
27
AVG 9.00  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 19
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1929
20 runs · avg 10.00

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
2936
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1936177.000.000
192912010.000.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
20avg 10.00 · SR 0.00
Australia
7avg 7.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England12010.000.0019———View→
Australia177.000.007———View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Headingley
20avg 10.00 · HS 19
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
7avg 7.00 · HS 7
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Headingley12010.000.0019———View→
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium177.000.007———View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches