Background
He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.
He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.
Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Van der Knaap made his debut for Berkshire in the 1975 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Van der Knaap represented the county in 4 Minor Counties matches, with his final Minor Counties appearance coming against Hertfordshire.
In 1976, van der Knaap also represented Berkshire in a single List-A match against Hertfordshire in the Gillette Cup.
In his only List-A match, he scored 12* with the bat, while with the ball he took a single wicket, although with a good economy rate of 1.96 runs per over from his 10.1 overs.