Roland George Lyall Paver (born 4 April 1950) is a

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former first-class

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er. Paver was born at Johannesburg. He was educated in the city at

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, before going up as a

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to Pembroke College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Essex at Oxford in 1972. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1972, making sixteen appearances, two of which included playing in The University Matches against Cambridge in 1973 and 1974. Playing as a wicket-keeper, he scored 290 runs at an average of 12.08 and a high score of 34, while behind the

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he took 33 catches and made five stumpings. In addition to playing first-class cricket for the university, Paver also appeared in four List A one-day matches for Oxford in the

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. Paver later emigrated to Australia, where he lives in Albany, Western Australia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paver, Roland 1950 births Living people Cricketers from Johannesburg South African Rhodes Scholars Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers South African emigrants to Australia