Owen Wynne (cricketer)

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Owen Wynne
Personal information
Full nameOwen Edgar Wynne
Born(1919-06-01)1 June 1919
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Died13 July 1975(1975-07-13) (aged 56)
at sea, False Bay, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937-38 to 1946-47Transvaal
1947-48 to 1958-59Western Province
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 6 37
Runs scored 219 2268
Batting average 18.25 37.18
100s/50s 0/1 7/8
Top score 50 200*
Balls bowled – 78
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 3/- 20/-
Source: Cricinfo

Owen Edgar Wynne (1 June 1919 – 13 July 1975) was a South African cricketer who played in six Tests from 1948 to 1950. He played first-class cricket in South Africa between 1938 and 1959.[1]

Life and career[]

Owen Wynne was an opening batsman. He played for Transvaal either side of World War II without consistent success. He scored 200 not out against Border in 1946-47, but in his other seven innings that season he made only 77 runs.[2][3] He moved to Western Province for the 1947-48 season and was an immediate success, leading Western Province's batting with 458 runs at an average of 50.88.[4]

He began the 1948-49 season in good form, scoring centuries against the touring English team in their first two matches: 108 and 8 for Western Province and 105 and 48 a week later for Cape Province.[5] He played in the first three Tests, scoring 50 and 44 in the Third Test, but lost his place when Eric Rowan returned to the team for the Fourth Test.[5] He had a similar experience the next season when Australia toured. He scored 138 for a South African XI in one of the early matches of the tour and played in the first three Tests, but again with little success.[6]

Originally a journalist, he took up farming for a period, then returned to journalism.[6] In July 1975 he, his wife, their son and two friends were lost at sea while yachting in False Bay, near Cape Town.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Owen Wynne". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Transvaal v Border 1946-47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Owen Wynne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1947/48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b R. J. Hayter, "M.C.C. Team in South Africa, 1948-49", Wisden 1950, pp. 758–94.
  6. ^ a b Denys Heesom, "Obituary: O. E. Wynne", The Cricketer, September 1975, p. 26.
  7. ^ Wisden 1976, pp. 1103–4.

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