The only great batsman van der Bijl faced regularly was Graeme Pollock. He dismissed Pollock eight times, with Pollock scoring three centuries.
In matches against Barry Richards, Greg Chappell, Gavaskar, Boycott, Turner and Zaheer, only Richards and Turner scored centuries (one apiece). Van der Bijl dismissed Boycott three times, and Richards, Gavaskar and Turner once each.
When any of the above batsmen were in the opposition, van der Bijl took 157 wickets at 18.11.