Steytler Thwaits

Steytler Abbott Thwaits (27 November 1910 – 13 October 1980) was a South African cricketer.^[1] He played in 41 first-class matches for Eastern Province and Western Province between 1939–40 and 1954–55.^[2]

Steytler Thwaits

Personal information
Full name	Steytler Abbott Thwaits
Born	(1910-11-27)27 November 1910 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	13 October 1980(1980-10-13) (aged 69) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939/40–1947/48	Eastern Province
1949/50–1954/55	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 41 Runs scored 724 Batting average 16.08 100s/50s 1/1 Top score 147 Balls bowled 11,651 Wickets 136 Bowling average 23.59 5 wickets in innings 6 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 8/43 Catches/stumpings 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2025

Thwaits was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and useful lower-order batsman.^[3] His best first-class bowling figures were 8 for 43 for Eastern Province against Orange Free State in the 1939–40 season.^[4] In the 1946–47 Currie Cup, also against Orange Free State, he made his only century, scoring 147 batting at number six.^[5] Later that season, when Border needed just 42 in their second innings to defeat Eastern Province, Thwaites and Sid Hird bowled them out for 34, Thwaites taking 4 for 13.^[1][6]

Thwaits played his last match of first-class cricket in the 1954–55 season when he was 44, taking 5 for 57 and 4 for 67 for Western Province against Natal in the Currie Cup.^[7]

Thwaits worked as a schoolteacher. He died in Port Elizabeth in 1980, aged 69.^[8]