Con de Lange

Con de Lange
Personal information
Full name
Con de Wet de Lange
Born(1981-02-11)11 February 1981
Bellville, Cape Province, South Africa
Died18 April 2019(2019-04-18) (aged 38)
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 58)4 July 2016 v Afghanistan
Last ODI25 November 2017 v Papua New Guinea
T20I debut (cap 41)19 June 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I20 January 2017 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2006/07Boland
2005/06–2007/08Cape Cobras
2008/09–2010/11Knights
2009/10–2010/11Free State
2012–2013Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 13 8 91 144
Runs scored 123 35 2,888 1,646
Batting average 20.50 11.66 22.92 23.51
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/13 0/8
Top score 26* 22 109 66
Balls bowled 546 162 15,217 5,890
Wickets 16 8 183 149
Bowling average 23.18 21.37 38.43 29.07
5 wickets in innings 1 0 5 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/60 2/17 7/48 5/60
Catches/stumpings 7/– 3/– 48/– 47/–
Source: CricInfo, 19 April 2019

Con de Wet de Lange (11 February 1981 – 18 April 2019)[1] was a cricketer who represented Scotland. He was a left-arm orthodox spin all-rounder and a right-handed batsman. Born in South Africa, De Lange made his first-class debut for Boland in March 1998 against the touring Sri Lankans.[2] He played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.[3]

In October 2018, Cricket Scotland announced that de Lange was suffering from a brain tumour.[4] In April 2019, the Professional Cricketers' Association confirmed that de Lange had died.[5]

  1. ^ "Scotland international Con de Lange dies aged 38". The Cricketer. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Boland v Sri Lankans, 14–16 March 1998". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Con de Lange". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Scotland's Con de Lange battling brain tumour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Con de Lange: Scotland all rounder dies aged 38 following brain tumour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2019.