Former Springbok cricket captain dies

Former Springbok cricket captain Peter van Merwe passed away at his home in Port Elizabeth at 3am this morning at the age of 75. Van der Merwe suffered a severe stroke in May last year which left him badly incapacitated.

He captained South Africa in eight test matches between 1965 and 1967 leading the country to respective 1-0 and 3-1 series triumphs away to England and home to Australia.

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