Richard Saunders van der Knaap (born 20 April 1947) is a former South African cricketer. Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.
Van der Knaap made his debut for Berkshire in the 1975 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Van der Knaap represented the county in 4 Minor Counties matches, with his final Minor Counties appearance coming against Hertfordshire.Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard van der Knaap
In 1976, Van der Knaap also represented Berkshire in a single List-A match against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup. In his only List-A match, he scored 12* with the bat,List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard van der Knaap while with the ball he took a single wicket, although with a good economy rate of 1.96 runs per over from his 10.1 overs.List-A Bowling For Each Team by Richard van der Knaap
Family His brother David represented Lancashire and Transvaal in first-class cricket.
References
External links Richard van der Knaap at Cricinfo Richard van der Knaap at CricketArchive