Roy Francois Pienaar (born 17 July 1961) is a South African former first-class cricketer.
[1][5] He moved to play for Northern Transvaal[b] ahead of the 1985–86 season and also captained the South African Defence Force cricket team[c] and South African Cricket Board's Presidents XI during this period, the later team against another rebel Australian touring side in 1986–87.
[6][7] Pienaar eventually played three summers at Kent, making a favourable impression, both scoring runs and taking "important wickets" during the sides second-placed 1988 County Championship campaign.
[8][9] Knee injuries, however, limited his bowling in 1989, and Pienaar was forced to cancel his Kent contract.
He had first suffered from issues with his knees at the age of 10 and these were exacerbated by the bowling workload he took on at Kent.