Rolland Henry "Ronnie" Randell (15 March 1886 – 22 October 1978) was a South African
first-class cricket
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er and lawyer.
Ronnie Randell played first-class cricket for
Border
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from 1907 to 1925, usually as a batsman, but sometimes also as a wicket-keeper. His highest score was 71 for Border against the
touring MCC in 1913-14, when he shared in an opening partnership of 114 before he was first out.
He spent his whole life in
King William's Town. Born there, he was educated there at
Dale College
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, and later practised there as a lawyer for more than 60 years.
['']The Cricketer
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The magazine was founded in 1921 by Sir Pelham Warner, an ex-England captain turned cricket writer. Warner e ...
'', February 1979, p. 31.
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1886 births
1978 deaths
South African cricketers
Border cricketers
Sportspeople from Qonce
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