Grahame Chevalier

Grahame Anton Chevalier (9 March 1937 – 14 November 2017) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1970.[1][2]

Grahame Chevalier
Personal information
Full nameGrahame Anton Chevalier
Born(1937-03-09)9 March 1937
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died14 November 2017(2017-11-14) (aged 80)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut22 January 1970 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 43
Runs scored 0 84
Batting average 0.00 4.94
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 0* 13*
Balls bowled 253 9,435
Wickets 5 154
Bowling average 20.00 23.72
5 wickets in innings 0 5
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 3/68 7/57
Catches/stumpings 1/- 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 March 2019

Chevalier was a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman. His single Test was the first match of the Australian tour of 1969-70 and he took five wickets in a comprehensive South African victory.[3] But he was dropped for the rest of the series and with South Africa's banishment from international cricket because of apartheid after this series, he did not play Test cricket again. He was selected to tour England in 1970 and Australia in 1971-72, but both tours were cancelled.

He played for Western Province from 1966-67 to 1973-74. His best first-class figures were 7 for 57 against Transvaal in 1970-71.[4] At the end of the same season, playing for Rest of South Africa against Transvaal in a trial match to determine the team to tour Australia the following season, he took 7 for 108 and 3 for 66.[5] A genuine number 11 batsman, in all first-class matches he reached double figures only once.

References
  1. "Grahame Chevalier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. "In Memoriam 2017". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. "South Africa v Australia, Cape Town 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. "Western Province v Transvaal 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. "The Rest v Transvaal XI 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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