Durban High School is an all-boys

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, South Africa. DHS opened its doors in 1866 in two rooms and with seven pupils in Smith Street. From there it moved to a disused granary in Cato Square in 1880, just after the

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, and then to the Old Hospital on the foreshore. In 1895, it moved up onto the healthier Berea to its present site, where it flourished. The ten acres plot was granted to the School by the Durban Town Council. The first enrolled student was a boy called Eben Coates and he was also the first Head-boy. There is also a related primary school: Durban Preparatory High School. The school has approximately 1000 enrolled students, all boys, and includes a small boarding establishment and over 75 teachers. The headmaster is Mr. Tony Pinheiro. It is the oldest standing school in Durban and one of the oldest in South Africa.

Houses

There are six houses: * Swales – old gold * Grice – turquoise * Langley – red * Campbell – green * Payn – Oxford blue * Blackmore (the boarders' house) – white Blackmore House has capacity for over 130 boys. The boys' needs are catered for by boarder masters, food provision and dormitories with a maximum of six boys per dorm. The boys can go home most weekends and return on Monday mornings.

Sports

A wide range of sports and activities are offered including climbing, golf, fishing, surfing, chess, football, basketball, and hardball as well as the more traditional athletics, cricket, hockey, and rugby which have been played at the school for over 100 years. The school has produced over 140 international sportsmen in sports ranging from rugby and cricket to golf, badminton, baseball, surfing and powerlifting. Countries represented include France, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Germany and the United States. More than 30 old boys have played international cricket, six of whom were

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. Five old boys played in the 1960 Lords test against England and four in the first two tests against Australia in 1969/70.

Notable people

Staff

* 'Skonk' Nicholson, renowned schools rugby coach. Coached seven

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including

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and

Butch James Andrew David "Butch" James (born 8 January 1979) is a South African former professional rugby union player who represented 40 times and was a member of the team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. His usual position was fly-half, though he also p ...

, both

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winning fly-halves when he coached the first XV at

Maritzburg College Maritzburg College is a semi-private English-medium high school for boys situated in the city of Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1863 and it's the oldest boys' high school in KwaZulu-Natal – and one of the ...

. Coach of 14 unbeaten College teams. In his 35 seasons in charge of the College First XV his teams established a playing record of, Played 504, Won 403, Drew 49 and Lost 52. DHS First XV rugby, First XI cricket and Head Prefect. Natal School's Rugby. *

Cecil (Bill) Payn Cecil "Bill" Payn was born in Harding, Colony of Natal on 9 August 1893. He was a Springbok rugby player. He matriculated at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. He played as a flanker. He was more commonly known as " ...

, Springbok rugby. Taught at the school from 1915-1953. Bill fought in both World Wars and was awarded the Military Medal in 1941, aged 47, while in action in the Western Desert. Prisoner of war in Germany with fellow DHS teacher Izak Van Heerden. Ran the 90 km Comrades Marathon in rugby boots. Provincial cricket, baseball, athletics and boxing. *

Izak Van Heerden Izak van Heerden (August 1910 – June Bath, p 172) was a South African rugby union coach, and player, remembered for his successes with the Argentina national team and the Natal Province team for his unconventional, fast-moving style. His tac ...

. School, Natal,

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and Argentina rugby coach. POW in Germany with another DHS teacher, Bill Payn. Taught at DHS for 39 years. Izak died at the school in 1973.

Alumni

Politics

Radclyffe Cadman Radclyffe Macbeth Cadman (14 January 1924 – 11 October 2011) was a South African politician who represented the United Party as Member of the House of Assembly for the electoral divisions of Zululand (1961-66, 1970-74) and Umhlatuzana (1974- ...

. MP and leader of The New Republic Party. Administrator of Natal Province. MA (Cantab), LL.B. Royal Navy in WW2. * Rupert Ellis-Brown, Mayor of

. Represented SA in

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(Paris) and in

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(Amsterdam). *

Alec Erwin Alexander Erwin (born 17 January 1948) is a South African politician who was Minister of Public Enterprises from 29 April 2004 to 25 September 2008. Early life and education Alexander Erwin was born on 17 January 1948 in Cape Town to Dennis and ...

, MP. Minister of Trade and Industry (1996-2004). President of the

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(1996-2000). * Dr

Ernest George Jansen Ernest George Jansen (1881–1959) was the second to last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, holding office from 1951 until his death in 1959. Born on 7 August 1881, he graduated with a law degree from the University of the Cape o ...

MP,

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(1950–1959). * Senator Denis Gem Shepstone, Administrator of Natal Province. South African delegate to General Assembly of United Nations. * Sir

Gavyn Farr Arthur Sir Gavyn Farr Arthur Venerable Order of St John, KStJ (13 September 1951 – 16 May 2016) was a British judge and prominent figure in the City of London who served as the 675th Lord Mayor of the City of London, Lord Mayor from 2002 to 2003. Ea ...

, Former

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. Another DHS boy to end up at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

. Appointed a High Court Judge in the UK in 2008.

Academics

* David W. Brokensha (1923–2017) was a South African

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and university professor, known for his work on Indigenous development and cultures in Africa. * Tim Couzens (1944–2016) was a South African literary and social historian, and travel writer, employed in the Graduate School for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. * Dr

Percy Deift Percy Alec Deift (born September 10, 1945) is a mathematician known for his work on spectral theory, integrable systems, random matrix theory and Riemann–Hilbert problems. Life Deift was born in Durban, South Africa, where he obtained degrees ...

. Professor of Mathematics at

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. Awarded The George Polya Prize, 1998. Named a

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in 1999. Ph.D-

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. Dux 1962 *

Thomas John I'Anson Bromwich Thomas John I'Anson Bromwich (8 February 1875 – 24 August 1929) was an English mathematician, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Life Thomas John I'Anson Bromwich was born on 8 February 1875, in Wolverhampton, England. He was descended from ...

. Professor of Mathematics,

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, Ireland.

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1897. * Sir

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in Chemistry 1982. Scientific advisor to the British Government. President of The

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, governor at the

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, US,

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1941 * Dr

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. Professor of the Philosophy of Science. Ph.D-

. Dux 1963. * Dr

Mervyn Susser Mervyn Wilfred Susser (26 September 1921 – 14 August 2014) was a South African activist, doctor and epidemiologist. His career was closely interwoven with that of his wife, Zena Stein. Davey Smith G, Susser E"Zena Stein, Mervyn Susser and epid ...

, member Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). Sergievsky Professor of Epidemiology at

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, New York, US *

Phillip V. Tobias Phillip Vallentine Tobias (14 October 1925 – 7 June 2012) was a South African palaeoanthropologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He was best known for his work at South Africa's hominid fossil ...

, palaeoanthropologist. Doctorates in medicine, genetics and palaeoanthropology. Nominated three times for a Nobel Prize.

1942. * Dr

Trevor Wadley Trevor Lloyd Wadley, (1920 – 21 May 1981) was a South African electrical engineer, best known for his development of the Wadley Loop circuit for greater stability in communications receivers and the Tellurometer, a land surveying device. ...

, invented the

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in 1957, the Wadley Loop and an Ionosonde. Awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal in 1970.

Business

Graham Atkinson Graham Atkinson (17 May 1943 – 5 January 2017) was an English footballer. He was a stalwart at Oxford United in their initial years in the Football League (1962–1974). His brother is Ron Atkinson. Playing career Graham Atkinson joined A ...

: Chief Executive Officer Umgeni Water (1987-1996), a state-owned entity. It is one of Africa’s most successful organisations involved in water management, and is the largest supplier of bulk potable water in KwaZulu-Natal. * Stephen Mulholland, CEO Times Media Limited (Formerly SAAN) 1986-1992. CEO Fairfax Group (Australia) 1992-1996. Two time All American Swimming Champion and South African national champion. * Stephen Bradley Saad, founder and CEO of

Aspen Pharmacare Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited is a public multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Durban, South Africa. Founded in 1997, it listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in 1998 and purchased South African Druggists in 199 ...

, Africa's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer. First XV rugby.

Past president of NUSAS

, 1948 President of the

National Union of South African Students The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was an important force for liberalism and later radicalism in South African student anti-apartheid politics. Its mottos included non-racialism and non-sexism. Early history NUSAS was founde ...

. Professor of Palaeoanthropology at Wits.

Judiciary

* Sir Gavyn Arthur appointed a British High Court Judge in 2008. * Justice Malcolm Wallis, Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal and honorary Professor of Law in the University of KwaZulu-NataL.

Military

* Sq Ldr

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, RAF,

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. Distinguished Flying Cross and two Bars. His squadron wounded Field Marshall Erwin Rommel when his car overturned during an aerial attack just after D-Day. First XV rugby. * Paddy Roberts. Lawyer and WW 2

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(RAF) pilot. Commercial

BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the passi ...

pilot after the war. Turned to songwriting and singing, writing numerous UK hits and film scores. Won five

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* Eric Cowley Saville, DFC. SAAF and RAF * Major

Edwin Swales Edwin (Ted) Essery Swales Victoria Cross, VC Distinguished Flying Cross (UK), DFC (3 July 1915 – 23 February 1945) was a South African pilot and Second World War hero. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Distinguish ...

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, Distinguished Flying Cross. SAAF and

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Master Bomber. * Michael Turner, WW2 RAF Pilot. Became a stage, television and film actor in Britain after the war.

Arts and media

* Roy Campbell, poet, author and adventurer. *

Howard Carpendale Howard Victor Carpendale (born 14 January 1946) is a South African-German singer living and working in Germany. Biography Carpendale is a pop singer who sings most of his songs in German. His 1979 song ''Nachts, wenn alles schläft'' had been ...

. 'Schlager' singer, sold over 50 million records in German speaking countries. Won Goldene Europa Award in 1978 and 1987,

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prize in 1981, '84, '86 and 1987. First XV rugby, First XI cricket and Natal School's athletics. *

Jack Cope Robert Knox ″Jack″ Cope (3 June 1913 – 1 May 1991) was a South African novelist, short story writer, poet and editing, editor. Life Jack Cope was born in Natal Province, Natal, South Africa and home-schooled by tutors. From the age of 12, ...

, author. *

Marius Gabriel Marius Gabriel (born 13 November 1954 in Mafikeng, South Africa) is a historical novelist. He is the author of The Redcliffe Sisters series, The Designer, The Ocean Liner, The Parisians and a number of other bestsellers. He has homes in Cairo a ...

novelist. Has written numerous romance and mystery novels. Wrote and illustrated the children's book Smartypig. *

Laurence Gandar Laurence Owen Vine Gandar (28 January 1915 – 15 November 1998) was a South African journalist and newspaper editor. He is best known as an editor of South African newspaper ''The Rand Daily Mail''. Early life Laurence Gandar was born on 28 ...

, editor

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. Anti-apartheid campaigner.

World Press Freedom Hero International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes are individuals who have been recognized by the Vienna-based International Press Institute for "significant contributions to the maintenance of press freedom and freedom of expression" and "i ...

(2010). School Athletics, Natal Athletics. Captain, 6th SA Armoured Brigade in WW2. *

Ross Garland Ross Garland (born June 26, 1974) is a South African film producer and founder of the production company Rogue Star Films. He has produced films including '' Confessions of a Gambler'', ''Big Fellas'', ''U-Carmen eKhayelitsha'', and ''Spud''. He ...

, Advocate and film producer (including ''

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'') and

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. Won the

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for best film at the

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(2005). First XI cricket. *

Noel Langley Noel Langley (25 December 1911 – 4 November 1980) was a South African-born (later naturalised American) novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay which formed the basis for the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'' an ...

novelist and playwright. Wrote the film scenario for The Wizard of Oz. *

Fernando Pessoa Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and ...

, Portuguese poet, translator, publisher and philosopher.

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of Portugal. *

Marc Raubenheimer Marc Raubenheimer (Durban, 31 Raubenheimerh 1952 – Madrid, 7 December 1983) was a South African pianist. Raubenheimer was taught by Miss Ethel Kerkin of Durban North, South Africa, who mentored him throughout his life. Raubenheimer was educ ...

, concert pianist. * Paddy Roberts, RAF pilot. Commercial BOAC pilot after the war. Turned to songwriting and singing, writing numerous UK hits and film scores. Won five

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s. *

Victor Stiebel Victor Frank Stiebel (14 March 1907—6 February 1976) was a South African-born British couturier. A founder member of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, he was among the top ten designers in Britain during the war and post-war ...

. London fashion designer. Studied architecture at

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. * Michael Turner WW2 RAF pilot. Became a stage, television and film actor in Britain.

Rhodes Scholars

1997 *

Peter Sacks Peter M. Sacks (born 1950) is an expatriate South African painter and poet living and working in the United States. Life Sacks was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and grew up in Durban, where he was educated at Clifton School (Durban) ...

1973 * JFW Nicolson,

. Head Boy, captain of cricket and rugby.

Sports

All international representatives unless indicated otherwise.

= Cricket

= All represented South Africa except where noted: *

Hashim Amla Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who played for South Africa in all three formats of the game. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 ...

. SA test captain. World Cup 2007,

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, 2015 and 2019. His 311 not out in the first test at

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in 2012 is the highest by a SA batsman in test cricket.

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2013. Quickest SA batsman to score 20 test centuries and the fastest batsman from all countries to score 7000 runs in ODIs. *

Dale Benkenstein Dale Martin Benkenstein (born 9 June 1974) is a former South African cricketer who was an all-rounder. He is currently first-team coach at Gloucestershire, having previously held the same role at Hampshire. Early life Benkenstein was born in S ...

. Gold medal, Commonwealth Games, Malaysia 1998.

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school also. * Horace Chapman * J. A. J. Christy *

Nick Compton Nicholas Richard Denis Compton (born 26 June 1983) is a South African-born English former Test and first-class cricketer who most recently played for Middlesex County Cricket Club. The grandson of Denis Compton, he represented England in 16 ...

(represented England). Toured England with the DHS first XI captained by Hashim Amla. Averaged 99.60 for Somerset in county cricket in 2012. Tests for England beginning 2012.

2013. Hilton College and

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(England) also. * Dalton Conyngham * Bertram Cooley, chosen for the 1901 tour to England but did not play a test match. *

Eric Dalton Eric Londesbrough Dalton (2 December 1906 – 3 June 1981) was a South African cricketer who played in 15 Test matches from 1929 to 1938–39. He was born and died in Durban, Natal. In a match against Tasmania during the 1931–32 South Afr ...

. SA tennis and SA golf also. * Nummy Dean, SA test captain. Maritzburg College also. * Richard Dumbrill * Dennis Dyer *

Jonathan Fellows-Smith Jonathan Payn Fellows-Smith (born 3 February 1932 in Durban, Natal, died 28 September 2013) was a South African cricketer who played in four Tests in 1960. Life and career Fellows-Smith, nicknamed "Pom Pom", was an aggressive right-handed mid ...

. Rugby Blue, Oxford University (1950s). * Dennis Gamsy, wicketkeeper. First XV rugby. *

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. SA test captain and opening bat an
Test cricket's most economical bowler
(av 1.64/over). Provincial football. *

Geoff Griffin Geoffrey Merton Griffin (12 June 1939 – 16 November 2006) was a Test cricketer who toured England with the South African cricket team in 1960, appearing in two Test matches. A right-arm, fast bowler and lower order batsman, his selection fo ...

. First South African to take a

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in a test match (Lords 1960). First XV rugby, Natal School's Athletics, Natal U19 rugby,

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hockey. *

Tyron Henderson Tyron Henderson (born 1 August 1974) is a former South African professional cricketer who played in one international match for the South African national team. He was born in Durban in Natal Province.Lee Irvine Brian Lee Irvine (born 9 March 1944 in Durban, South Africa) is a former cricketer who played four Tests for South Africa in 1969–70 in the last Test series played by South Africa before official sporting links were broken over the apartheid ...

Highest First XI batting average at DHS in a season. Scored 1310 runs at an average of 68.95 in 21 innings (Wade Wingfield scored 1510 runs in 1995). School First XV rugby and School Athletics. * Jon Kent. *

Imraan Khan Imraan Khan (born 27 April 1984) is a former South African cricketer who played domestic cricket and captained the Dolphins. He also captained his country at under 19 level. He is currently the head coach of the Hollywoodbets Dolphins. Khan m ...

. Opened the innings in the third test against Australia in Cape Town in the absence of SA captain

Graeme Smith Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981) is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for South Africa in all formats. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the national team, taking over from Shaun Pollock. He held th ...

(2009). Not the Pakistan captain. * Lance Klusener, "Zulu", ICC 1999 World Cup Man of the Tournament despite SA not playing in the final,

2000. Took 8/64 in India's second innings on debut in Kolkata in 1996. Klusener's World Cup batting average of 124 is the highest for any batsman and 16 higher than the second best. * Nevil Lindsay. *

Ainsley Ndlovu Ainsley Ndlovu (born 26 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in June 2019. Domestic career He made his first-class debut for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2014–15 Logan Cup on 8 ...

- Zimbabwe. * JFW Nicolson,

. Holds the record, set with another old boy, I J 'Jack' Siedle, of 424 runs for the first wicket in provincial cricket in SA. Nicolson made 252 not out. Head Boy, captain of cricket and rugby. * Sid Pegler *

Barry Richards Barry Anderson Richards (born 21 July 1945) is a former South African first-class cricketer. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful batsmen. He was able to play only four ...

. Broke

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's record for the number of runs in a season playing for

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, 1970/71. In ten first class matches he scored 1538 runs at an average of 109.86.

1969. *

Mike Rindel Michael John Raymond Rindel (born 9 February 1963) is a former international cricketer who played 22 One Day Internationals for South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Domestic career He played for several teams during his career, playing for Northern ...

. Gold medal,

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, when SA won the cricket tournament. * George Shepstone,

, DHS and

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. * Jack Siedle. Holds the record, set with another old boy JFW Nicolson, of the highest opening stand in provincial cricket in South Africa of 424 runs. Shared in a 260 run opening partnership with Bruce Mitchell against England at Newlands (1930/1). * Richard Snell. World Cup 1992. First old boy to represent South Africa after the country's re-admission to international competition in 1992. *

Hugh Tayfield Hugh Joseph Tayfield (30 January 1929 – 24 February 1994) was a South African international cricketer. He played 37 Test matches for South Africa between 1949 and 1960 and was one of the best off spinners the game has seen. He was the faste ...

. Took 9/113 in England's second innings at The Wanderers in 1957.

in 1956. Bowled 137 consecutive balls in the Durban Test in 1957 against England without conceding a run. This is still a test record. Wisden considers his 9/113 the finest performance by a bowler in test matches. * Dan Taylor (1914), brother of Herbie Taylor. *

Herbie Taylor Herbert Wilfred Taylor (5 May 1889 – 8 February 1973) was a South African cricketer who played 42 Test matches for his country including 18 as captain of the side. Specifically a batsman, he was an expert on the matting pitches which wer ...

. SA captain. Attended the Prep school (D.P.H.S.), when it was part of DHS, and

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in WW1.

1925. *

Colin Wesley Colin "Tich" Wesley (5 September 1937 – 5 March 2022) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches in 1960. Wesley played first-class cricket for Natal from 1957 to 1966 as a middle-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler. He ...

. First XV rugby.

= Rugby

= * Andrew Aitken. Debut against France 1997. * Matt Alexander, US scored 286 points in 24 matches for the US at fly-half (1995–1998) *

BJ Botha Brendon James Botha, better known as BJ Botha (born 4 January 1980) is a South African former rugby union player. He played as a prop. Professional career Sharks Botha played in the Currie Cup and Super 14 the Sharks. He played in all 13 Su ...

. South Africa – Springboks, Position – Prop. World Cup Winner,

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. Kloof High School also. * Antonie Claassen,

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- flank/8th man. SA U19. Head Prefect. His father Wynand captained the

. *

Alistair Hargreaves Alistair John Hargreaves (born 29 April 1986 in Durban, South Africa) is a former rugby union player that played as a lock. He attended the Durban High School, where he was captain of rugby and headboy in 2004. During his time at the school Har ...

, South Africa- Lock. Captained the SA U19 team that won the U19 World Cup in 2005. Captained

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in English Premiership . *

Skonk Nicholson James Mervyn Nicholson (6 February 1917 – 27 February 2011), better known as Skonk Nicholson, was a rugby coach and school master at Maritzburg College. He is often credited with having trained large numbers of provincial and Springbok playe ...

, school master, author and renowned rugby coach. First XI, First XV, Head Prefect. Captain Natal School's Rugby. *

Greg Rawlinson Greg Rawlinson (born 14 August 1978 in Durban, South Africa) is a New Zealand All Blacks, international rugby union player. Rawlinson, who has made four appearances for the All Blacks, was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand in 2002. ...

, New Zealand –

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, Position – Lock/second row.

= Athletics

= *

Clarence Oldfield Clarence Winston Oldfield (27 November 1899 in Durban – 14 December 1981) was a South African athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for South Africa in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium Bel ...

, Silver medal 4 × 400 m relay in

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in Antwerp, Belgium. * Sydney Atkinson, Gold medal 110m hurdles, 1928

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in Amsterdam, silver in the same event in 1924 Olympics in Paris.

= Triathlon

= * Henri Schoeman, Bronze medal in 2016 Rio Olympics. Gold medal 2018 Commonwealth Games. Oakridge College also.

= Surfing, swimming, lifesaving and canoeing

= *

Hank McGregor Hank McGregor (born 24 January 1978) is a South African marathon canoeist and surf ski racer. He has won eleven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships is an International Canoe Federa ...

, eleven-time world K-1 Marathon Champion and winner of 10

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s. * Stephen Mulholland, SA Swimming and All American swimming champion. *

Shaun Tomson Shaun Tomson (born 21 August 1955) is a South African professional surfer and former world champion, environmentalist, actor, author, and businessman. He has been listed among the top 10 surfers of the century, and was the 1977 World Surfing C ...

, 1977 IPS World Champion Surfer.

= Golf

= *

. Won the SA Amateur Championship (1950) and Represented SA at the

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at St Andrews in 195

* Derek James. Represented SA in the

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in 1982. *

Rory Sabbatini Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini (born 2 April 1976) is a South African-Slovak professional golfer. Sabbatini won six times on the PGA Tour between 2000 and 2011 and was runner-up in the 2007 Masters. He spent 21 weeks in the world top-10 in late-2 ...

. Won the

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in 2003 partnered by

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. Finished second in the 2007

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. Represented SA in World Cup from 2002 to 2009 and

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(2007). Won the Greater Vancouver Open in 2000, his first tournament as a professional. Won the silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after closing with an Olympic record 10-under round of 61.

= Tennis

= *

Vernon Kirby Vernon Gordon 'Bob' Kirby (22 June 1911 – 27 September 1994) was a South African tennis player. Biography Kirby was educated at the Durban High School where he played cricket and football. He started tennis at the age of five and played in ...

, SA Davis Cup. Runner-up 1931 and 1937 French Open, Men's Doubles. First XI cricket. *

David Adams David Adams Musical Theatre Performer Starlight Express, Avenue Q, Les Miserables, Government officials * David S. Adams (State Department) (born 1961), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs * David Adams (Labour politician) ( ...

, SA Davis Cup. Won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. * John Yuill, Professional tennis player. 1974 SA Davis Cup Team. *

Victor Gauntlett Malcolm Victor Gauntlett (20 May 1942 – 31 March 2003) was an English petrochemical entrepreneur and car enthusiast, best known for forming the largest independent petrol retail business in the United Kingdom, and for reviving Aston Martin. B ...

, SA Tennis. *

, SA Davis Cup. SA Cricket and Golf also.

= Hockey

= * Geoff Abbott, SA. *

Richard Curtis Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films, among them '' ...

, SA. *

Grant Robertson Grant Murray Robertson (born 30 October 1971) is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who has served as the 19th deputy prime minister of New Zealand since 2020 and the minister of Finance since 2017. He has served as Membe ...

, SA.

= Other sports

= *

-SA Golf, Tennis and Cricket. * Rupert Ellis-Brown, represented SA in sailing in 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games. * Dave Hudson,Dave Hudson
/ref> yachtsman. Represented SA in the Admiral's Cup (1975), the Olympic Games (1992), the ISAF Games (1994) and in 14 World Championships between 1968 and 2009. *

Warren Lewis Warren Hamilton Lewis (16 June 1895 – 9 April 1973) was a British historian and officer in the British Army, best known as the elder brother of writer and professor C. S. Lewis. Warren Lewis was a supply officer with the Royal Army Service Co ...

- Footballer, SA (2 caps in 2000), Durban City, WIts University, Amazulu, Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows. Scored the first goal in the PSL. * Ian McLeod, World Cup football referee (France 1998).

Notes and references

External links

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Almanac's Top African Schools

DHS Prep School
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