Ernest Bock

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = South African
country = South Africa
country abbrev = RSA
name = Ernest Bock
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium
tests = 1
test runs = 11
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 9*
test balls = 138
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 0/-
FCs = 19
FC runs = 281
FC bat avg = 14.05
FC 100s/50s = 0/1
FC top score = 78
FC balls = 1855
FC wickets = 32
FC bowl avg = 27.78
FC 5s = 1
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 5/8
FC catches/stumpings = 12/-
debut date = 24 December
debut year = 1935
last date = 24 December
last year = 1935
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/673/673.html CricketArchive

Ernest George Bock (17 September, 1908 in Kimberley, South Africa – 5 September, 1961 in Springs, Gauteng) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1935.

Bock was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who played only two full seasons of first-class cricket in South Africa, one for Griqualand West and one for Transvaal. Only a couple of times did he achieve distinction: for Griqualand West against Rhodesia in 1931-32, batting at No 9, he scored 78; in 1934-35, in the final match of the season for Transvaal against Orange Free State he took five wickets for eight runs as the Free State side were bowled out for 70.

After that bowling performance, he only appeared in three further first-class games. The first of those was the second Test against Australia at Johannesburg in 1935-36, when he batted at No 11 in both innings and failed to take a wicket. That was his only match that season and he then disappeared from cricket for four years until two final matches for North Eastern Transvaal in 1939-40.