CRICKET WICKETPeter van der Merwe
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
Scorecard coverage and data completeness
Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.
| Format | Matches | Bat inns | Balls recorded | Boundaries recorded | First scorecard | Latest scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 1963-12-06 | 1967-02-24 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 15
- Innings
- 23
- Runs
- 533
- Average
- 25.38
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 76
- Not outs
- 2
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 3
- Ducks
- 3
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 1
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 15
- Innings
- 3
- Balls
- 79
- Maidens
- 7
- Runs conceded
- 22
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 22.00
- Economy
- 1.67
- Strike rate
- 79.00
- Best innings
- 1/6
- Best match
- 1/6
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 15
- Innings
- 30
- Catches
- 11
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 11
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 11
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.366
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
15 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-02-24 | Australia v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 7 wickets |
| 1967-02-03 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1967-01-20 | Australia v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 8 wickets |
| 1966-12-31 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by 6 wickets |
| 1966-12-23 | Australia v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 233 runs |
| 1965-08-26 | England v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1965-08-05 | England v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 94 runs |
| 1965-07-22 | England v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1965-02-12 | England v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1965-01-22 | England v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1964-02-28 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1964-02-21 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
Performance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 196317 runs
- 1964110 runs
- 1965181 runs
- 1966163 runs
- 196762 runs
- 19641 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 42 | 20.66 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1966 | 2 | 4 | 163 | 76 | 40.75 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1965 | 5 | 8 | 181 | 66 | 25.85 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1964 | 4 | 7 | 110 | 44 | 18.33 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 22.00 | 1.67 | 79.00 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Brisbane
- Best recorded bowling · 1/6
Test v New Zealand · Wellington
- Highest recorded innings · 76 runs
Test v Australia · Johannesburg
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Gqeberha