Sid O'Linn

Personal information

Born

5 May 1927
Oudtshoorn, Cape Province

Died

11 December 2016 (aged 89)
Cape Town, South Africa

Batting style

Left-handed

International information

National side

South African

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	7	92
Runs scored	297	4525
Batting average	27.00	35.62
100s/50s	0/2	4/29
Top score	98	120*
Balls bowled	–	256
Wickets	–	2
Bowling average	–	59.50
5 wickets in innings	–	0
10 wickets in match	–	0
Best bowling	–	2/14
Catches/stumpings	4/-	97/6

Source: CricketArchive

Sidney O'Linn (5 May 1927 – 11 December 2016) was a South African cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1960 to 1961.

Born Sidney O'Linsky, he was a left-hander who batted down the order. He was a member of the South African tour of England in 1960, the first to be confronted by anti-apartheid demonstrations, and scored 98 (his highest in Tests) in six hours at Trent Bridge before being caught in the slips by Colin Cowdrey.

O'Linn was also a footballer, having played for South Africa against Australia in 1947, and later playing for Charlton Athletic in the English First Division. While playing football in England, he played cricket for Kent, where he was the deputy wicket-keeper from 1951 to 1954. He died in Cape Town on 11 December 2016.

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