Paul Randles (cricketer)

Paul John Leonard Randles (21 May 1922 – 1 May 1979) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1952 to 1957.

Paul Randles
Personal information
Full namePaul John Leonard Randles
Born(1922-05-21)21 May 1922
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Died1 May 1979(1979-05-01) (aged 56)
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952-53 to 1957-58Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 28
Runs scored 599
Batting average 17.11
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 67
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 51/23
Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2020

Paul Randles was born in Pietermaritzburg in Natal and educated at Hilton College, where he was head boy.[1] He served in the Umvoti Mounted Rifles in World War II. He was taken prisoner at the fall of Tobruk in 1942 and held in a prison camp in Italy. He was released by the camp commandant in 1943 but recaptured by the Germans and imprisoned in Stalag VII-A in southern Bavaria until the end of the war.[1]

After the war, Randles studied law and became senior partner in the law firm Randles Davis and Wood in Pietermaritzburg.[1] He represented Natal at both rugby and cricket. He was Natal's wicket-keeper from 1952-53 to 1957–58.[2] His most successful season was his first, when he scored 272 runs at an average of 22.66, including his highest first-class score of 67 against Orange Free State, and took 18 catches and 10 stumpings.[3]

References
  1. "Pte Paul John Leonard Randles". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Paul Randles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Paul Randles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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