Errol Draper

Errol John Draper (born 27 September 1934) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1951 to 1968.^[1]

Errol Draper

Personal information
Full name	Errol John Draper
Born	(1934-09-27) 27 September 1934 (age 90) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations	Ronald Draper (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951/52	Eastern Province
1953/54–1967/68	Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 59 Runs scored 2,733 Batting average 26.79 100s/50s 4/13 Top score 118 Balls bowled 1,554 Wickets 22 Bowling average 36.86 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/114 Catches/stumpings 43/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2015

At 17 Errol Draper followed his elder brother Ron into the Eastern Province team in the 1951–52 season, taking 6 for 114 in the first innings of his debut Currie Cup match.^[2] He played only once more for Eastern Province before following Ron to Griqualand West, where he played as a middle-order batsman and occasional left-arm spinner. His best seasons were 1954–55 (407 runs at an average of 37.00) and 1955–56 (435 at 39.54),^[3] but he remained a regular member of the team until 1967–68, when he made his highest score, 118 against Orange Free State, his third century against Orange Free State in his final first-class match.^[4] He captained Griqualand West in the Currie Cup in 1959–60 and from 1962–63 to 1967–68.