Colin Bland

Colin Bland
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Colin Bland
Born(1938-04-05)5 April 1938
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Died14 April 2018(2018-04-14) (aged 80)
London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut8 December 1961 v New Zealand
Last Test23 December 1966 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 21 131
Runs scored 1,669 7,249
Batting average 49.08 37.95
100s/50s 3/9 13/34
Top score 144* 197
Balls bowled 394 3,508
Wickets 2 43
Bowling average 62.50 35.27
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/16 4/40
Catches/stumpings 10/– 51/–
Source: CricInfo, 3 December 2020

Kenneth Colin Bland (5 April 1938 14 April 2018) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in 21 Test matches for South Africa in the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders in the history of Test cricket.