Douglas Ovenstone
Cricket Player
1921 – 2011
Who was Douglas Ovenstone?
Douglas MacPherson Ovenstone was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1942–43 and 1947-48. He was born at Sea Point, Cape Town, Cape Province and died at Llandudno, Cape Town.
Ovenstone was a right-handed batsman who mainly batted in the lower order but was occasionally used as an opener, and a wicketkeeper. He played in a single wartime first-class match, having served in the South African forces in the Second World War and been wounded at El Alamein.
He played regularly for Western Province in 1946-47 and in the match against Transvaal he hit 52 while opening the batting; this was to be his only first-class score of more than 50. On the strength of that and four catches in the Transvaal second innings, he was picked for the 1947 South African tour of England. With Johnny Lindsay and George Fullerton also in the touring side, Ovenstone's opportunities were limited.
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