He was a regular in the Leicestershire side for ten seasons and won his county cap in 1959.
He completed the feat by taking the tenth wicket in the second innings of the last match of the season.
After 1962, van Geloven's batting declined, and he left first-class cricket after the 1965 season.
He then played for Northumberland in Minor Counties cricket until 1973, and, from 1977 to 1983, he served as a first-class umpire.
After retiring from the umpiring list, van Geloven spent 12 years as the coach and groundsman at Fettes College in Edinburgh.