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John Maile
Personal information
Full name
John Brian Roland Maile
Born(1926-10-15)15 October 1926
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Died27 October 2004(2004-10-27) (aged 78)
Bergvliet, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin, right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52–1953/54Transvaal
1955/56–1960/61Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 35
Runs scored 1,134
Batting average 22.68
100s/50s 1/3
Top score 108
Balls bowled 5,346
Wickets 75
Bowling average 24.70
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/27
Catches/stumpings 35/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2024

John Brian Roland Maile (15 October 1926 – 27 October 2004) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal and Western Province between 1951–52 and 1960–61.

Maile was born in Johannesburg and studied there at the University of the Witwatersrand in the 1950s.[1] An all-rounder who batted in the middle or lower order and could bowl either pace or off-spin, he played a few seasons of Currie Cup cricket for Transvaal without conspicuous success before moving to Western Province and establishing himself in the side in 1958–59, when he was one of the leading all-rounders in the country. In 1958–59 he made 408 runs at an average of 40.80 and took 15 wickets at 26.53, and in 1959–60 he made 208 runs at 23.11 and took 28 wickets at 16.92.[2][3]

The 1959–60 season included Maile's best performances. He scored his only first-class century, 108 for Western Province against Border in the opening match of the Currie Cup.[4] Later, in consecutive weeks, he took 1 for 28 and 7 for 27 in the return match against Border,[5] and then 4 for 91 and 5 for 106 against Transvaal.[6] He was chosen as one of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 1960.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Bruce Murray, WITS: The 'Open' Years, Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 2001.
  2. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by John Maile". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by John Maile". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Border v Western Province 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Western Province v Border 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Western Province v Transvaal 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. ^ "South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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