John Biddulph Dold (3 January 1902 – 17 September 1968) was a South African

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international and

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er with Eastern Province. In six first-class matches between the 1922/23 and 1926/27 South African cricket seasons, four of them in the

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, Dold made 269 runs at 22.41 and took two wickets at the cost of 26.50 runs each. He performed well on his debut, against the touring

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, opening the batting and scoring 55 in his second innings. Dold, who was born in Grahamstown, played ten matches for the

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but no Tests. He was a member of South Africa's 1931–32 tour of Britain and Ireland and all of his matches came on that tour. A forward, Dold represented Albany at club level and Eastern Province provincially.

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Cricinfo: John Dold
1902 births 1968 deaths South African cricketers Eastern Province cricketers South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union forwards {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1900s-stub