Edward Alexander van der Merwe (9 November 1903 – 26 February 1971) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches, one each in 1929 and 1935–36.

Van der Merwe was a lower-order right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper whose first-class cricket career extended over 11 years and included two important tours in the South African team, but which amounted to only 27 matches in all.

With Cameron one of the key players of the team, his opportunities were limited and he played in only 14 of the 34 first-class matches on the tour, but they included the third Test match at Headingley, as Cameron had not recovered from being knocked unconscious while batting against Harold Larwood in the preceding Test at Lord's.

As in England in 1929, van der Merwe was not called on for many games: he played in only three first-class matches, none of them Tests, and returned to South Africa with Stephen Steyn before the team embarked on the New Zealand leg of the tour.

Van der Merwe was unable to stop the losses, and took only one catch in his single match, scoring 7 not out and 0 as Australia won by an innings.