Bob Holland

Bob Holland
Personal information
Born19 October 1946 (1946-10-19)
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Died17 September 2017(2017-09-17) (aged 70)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak, googly
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 326)23 November 1984 v West Indies
Last Test02 January 1986 v India
ODI debut (cap 84)15 January 1985 v West Indies
Last ODI30 May 1985 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1986/87New South Wales
1987/88Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 11 2 95 12
Runs scored 35 706 5
Batting average 3.18 9.67
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 10 53 5*
Balls bowled 2,889 126 23,117 624
Wickets 34 2 316 21
Bowling average 39.76 49.50 31.19 21.61
5 wickets in innings 3 0 14 1
10 wickets in match 2 0 3 0
Best bowling 6/54 2/49 9/83 5/28
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/– 54/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 28 September 2013

Robert George Holland OAM (19 October 1946 – 17 September 2017) was a New South Wales and Australian cricketer.[1] He was, because of his surname, nicknamed "Dutchy".

Holland, who spent the majority of his cricketing life in Newcastle, was a late bloomer, and his Test debut aged 38 made him the oldest Australian debutant in more than half a century. It was not until the 1978–79 season, aged 32, that the New South Wales selectors called up Holland to continue the state’s long tradition of leg spin bowling. He quickly formed an integral part of the bowling attack that made the state the dominant domestic team in the Sheffield Shield in the 1980s. Forming a spin-oriented attack with Murray Bennett (left-arm orthodox) and Greg Matthews (off spin), Holland was part of the team that won the Sheffield Shield in 1982–83, 1984–85 and 1985–86.[2] Holland finished his first-class career with a season with Wellington in New Zealand’s domestic league.

  1. ^ "In Memoriam 2017". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Cashman; Franks; Maxwell; Sainsbury; Stoddart; Weaver; Webster (1997). The A-Z of Australian cricketers. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. pp. 72–73.