Peter de Vaal

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Peter de Vaal (born 3 December 1945) is a former South African cricketer. He was an all‑rounder who batted in the middle order and bowled slow left‑arm orthodox spin.

Career summary
- He started with Transvaal B in 1967–68, moved up to the senior Transvaal team in 1969–70, and stayed there until 1978–79. He then played two seasons with Northern Transvaal and later captained Eastern Transvaal in 1991–92 and 1992–93.
- He never played for South Africa, but he was named in the squad for the 1971–72 tour of Australia, which was cancelled.
- His best first-class bowling came for Transvaal: 7/76 against Rhodesia in the 1976–77 Currie Cup.

Comeback and leadership
- After ten seasons away from first-class cricket, he returned at age 45 in 1991–92 to captain Eastern Transvaal in their first two seasons.
- Under his leadership, Eastern Transvaal won the UCB Bowl in 1991–92. De Vaal was the competition’s leading bowler with 29 wickets at 20.34. In a key innings win over Western Transvaal, he scored 100 not out and also took 3/32 and 7/94.

Education and early cricket
- He studied accounting at the University of the Witwatersrand.
- He played seven first-class matches for South African Universities between 1965 and 1975.

Career totals
- First-class: 109 matches, about 4,208 runs with an average close to 30 and one century; 240 wickets with a best of 7/76; 65 catches.
- List A: 30 matches, about 526 runs with an average around 29, and a top score of 111; 23 wickets with a best of 4/27; 12 catches.