Sibley John "Tip" Snooke (1 February 1881 – 14 August 1966) played Test cricket for South Africa as an all-rounder, captaining the side to victory 3–2 against England in a five-Test series in South Africa in 1909–10. He played in 26 Test matches, playing the first 23 between 1906 and 1912, and he was recalled aged 41 for three further Test matches against England in South Africa in 1922–23.

Tip Snooke

Snooke as the manager of South Africa team in 1935
Personal information
Full name	Sibley John Snooke
Born	(1881-02-01)1 February 1881 St Mark's, Cape Colony
Died	14 August 1966(1966-08-14) (aged 85) Humewood, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 26 124 Runs scored 1008 4821 Batting average 22.39 25.91 100s/50s 1/5 7/24 Top score 103 187 Balls bowled 1620 6179 Wickets 35 120 Bowling average 20.05 25.14 5 wickets in innings 1 3 10 wickets in match 1 1 Best bowling 8/70 8/70 Catches/stumpings 24/– 82/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2022

Snooke was born in St Mark's, Tembuland.[1] He scored 1,008 Test runs at a batting average of 22.39, including one century against Australia at Adelaide in 1910–11, and took 35 Test wickets at a bowling average of 20.05, with best figures of 8/70 in an innings and 12/127 for a match, both against England at Johannesburg in 1905–06.[2] Four years later against England at Cape Town, he dismissed two batsmen – Wilfred Rhodes and David Denton – in the very first over of a Test match, a feat that was not repeated until nearly ninety years later.

He played 124 first-class cricket matches for Border, Western Province and Transvaal, scoring 4,821 runs at an average of 25.91 and taking 120 wickets at an average of 25.14. He managed the successful South African side in England in 1935.[3]

He died at Port Elizabeth, aged 85. His brother, Stanley Snooke, also played Test cricket for South Africa.

References

External links

• Tip Snooke at ESPNcricinfo
• Media related to Tip Snooke at Wikimedia Commons