1. Charles Bennett "Buck" Llewellyn was the first non-white South African Test cricketer.
13 Facts About Charlie Llewellyn
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Charlie Llewellyn appeared in 15 Test matches for South Africa between 1895 and 1912, and played in English cricket as a professional for Hampshire between 1899 and 1910.
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Charlie Llewellyn showed all round cricketing prowess from a young age as a hard hitting left-handed batsman, slow left-arm bowler and a great fielder, particularly at mid-off.
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Duly impressed with his cricketing skill, selectors chose him in a Natal side against Lord Hawke's England XI and subsequently selected Charlie Llewellyn to make his Test debut for South Africa against England at Johannesburg on 2 March 1896, aged 19 years and 155 days.
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Charlie Llewellyn impressed by taking five wickets but was surprisingly left out of the second Test.
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Charlie Llewellyn's form was such that in 1902 Llewellyn was named in the English First Test squad against the touring Australians, missing out on the final side.
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Charlie Llewellyn was however included in a strong English side captained by Ranjitsinhji to tour America that included Jessop, Sammy Woods, Archie MacLaren, Stoddart, Bosanquet and Townsend.
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Charlie Llewellyn scored 90 in the First Test, his highest Test score, as well as taking nine wickets for the match.
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Charlie Llewellyn continued to shine for Hampshire, capped by his selection as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year in 1910, his last year at Hampshire.
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Charlie Llewellyn then toured Australia with the South African team, where his bowling served as fodder for Victor Trumper, before returning to England in 1911 to join club side Accrington, thereby becoming the first Test cricketer to play in the Lancashire League.
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Charlie Llewellyn retired from Test cricket after the triangular tournament, having played 15 Tests, scored 544 runs at 20.14 and 48 wickets at 29.60.
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Charlie Llewellyn however continued to star in league cricket, finally retiring in 1938 at the age of 62.
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Charlie Llewellyn broke his thigh in 1960, affecting his movement for the remainder of his life and died in Chertsey, Surrey in 1964, aged 87.