Dennis Soga

Dennis William Soga was a South [African people|South African] first-class cricketer and rugby union player.
The son of the physician Alexander Robert Bogue Soga, he was born in May 1917 at Elliotdale, Cape Province. With family connections to Scotland, Soga was educated there at Selkirk High School. Playing his club cricket for Selkirk, Soga was selected to play for the Scotland national [cricket team|Scottish cricket team] against Ireland at The [Grange Club|Edinburgh] in 1936. Batting from the middle order, he was dismissed in the Scottish first innings for a single run by James Graham, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 24 runs by Eddie Ingram. In addition to playing cricket, Soga also played rugby union for Selkirk RFC. Soga later returned to South Africa, where he became a dentist. He died there at East [London, Eastern Cape|East London] in September 2003. His great-grandfather was Tiyo Soga, the first black South African to be ordained.