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Sid O'Linn
	O'Linn as a Charlton player
Personal information
Full name	Sidney O'Linn
Born	5 May 1927; Oudtshoorn, Cape Province
Died	11 December 2016 (aged 89); Randburg, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	South Africa (1960–1961);
Test debut	9 June 1960 v England
Last Test	26 December 1961 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
1945/46–1946/47	Western Province
1951–1954	Kent
1957/58–1965/66	Transvaal
Career statistics
	Source: CricInfo, 24 October 2018
Position(s)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1956	Charlton Athletic
International career
1947	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sidney O'Linn (5 May 1927 – 11 December 2016) was a South African sportsman who played Test cricket in seven Tests for South Africa between 1960 and 1961 and professional football for South Africa.

Born Sidney Olinsky into a Jewish family,^[2] he was a left-hander who batted down the order. He was a member of the South African tour of England in 1960,^[3] the first to be confronted by anti-apartheid demonstrations, and scored 98 (his highest in Tests) in six hours at Trent Bridge before being caught in the slips by Colin Cowdrey.^[4]

O'Linn was also a footballer, having played for South Africa against Australia in 1947,^[3] and later making 187 appearances for Charlton Athletic in the English First Division.^[5]^[6]^[7] While playing football in England, he played cricket for Kent County Cricket Club, where he was the deputy wicket-keeper from 1951 to 1954.^[3]^[6] He died in Randburg on 11 December 2016.^[8]^[9]