John Roderick Siedle (29 January 1932 – 2 August 2008) was a South African who played first-class

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for Western Province and Natal between 1955–56 and 1957–58. He was born and died in

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, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. He was the son of

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Jack Siedle Ivan Julian "Jack" Siedle (11 January 1903 – 24 August 1982) was a South African cricketer who played in 18 Test cricket, Test matches from 1927–28 to 1935–36. Family background and personal life Born on 11 January 1903 in Berea, Durban, ...

and nephew to

Karl Siedle Karl Otto Siedle (26 June 1889 – 30 May 1918) was a South African first-class cricketer, rugby union player and British Army officer. The son of Otto Siedle, he was born at Durban in June 1889. He was educated at Weenen County College. He ...

. A right-handed middle-order batsman, John Siedle's first-class career began with an innings of 127 for Western Province against Eastern Province on New Year's Day 1956. Though he had limited success after that, he retained his place in the Western Province side for the rest of the 1955–56 season. But there was only a single game in 1956–57 and the following year he turned out for Natal in two first-class matches. In the second of these, his final game, he opened the innings and scored 81 against

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