Ronald Napier

Ronald Stuart Napier (23 October 1935 – 11 June 2025) was a South African first-class cricketer and lawyer.

Ronald Napier

Personal information
Full name	Ronald Stuart Napier
Born	(1935-10-23)23 October 1935 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	11 June 2025(2025-06-11) (aged 89)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 0 Balls bowled 12 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2020

Born at Cape Town on 23 October 1935 to Ronald and Karin (nee Lindstrom), Napier's father was killed on active duty in North Africa in March 1944.^[1] Napier was educated at Diocesan College in Cape Town and Eton College in England, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford to study law.^[2]

While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Sussex at Oxford in 1956.^[3]

Returning to South Africa after graduating, Napier held the positions of chairman of The Fire Protection Association and has served on the board of Business Against Crime, in addition to being a company director.^[4]

Napier died in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 June 2025, aged 89.^[1]