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Colin Bland (Kenneth Colin Bland) was born on 5 April, 1938 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, is a South African cricketer. Discover Colin Bland's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Kenneth Colin Bland |
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| Age |
80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
5 April 1938 |
| Birthday |
5 April |
| Birthplace |
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia |
| Date of death |
14 April, 2018 |
| Died Place |
London, England |
| Nationality |
South Africa
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He is a member of famous cricketer with the age 80 years old group.
Colin Bland Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Colin Bland Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Colin Bland worth at the age of 80 years old? Colin Bland’s income source is mostly from being a successful cricketer. He is from South Africa. We have estimated Colin Bland's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
cricketer |
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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.
Colin Bland was educated at Milton High School in Bulawayo.
He made his first-class debut for Rhodesia as a schoolboy against Peter May's English team in 1956–57 and went on to represent them 55 times from 1956 to 1968.
He later played for the South African provincial sides Eastern Province and Orange Free State.
A tall and elegant right-handed batsman, Bland broke into the South African Test team in 1961, and was a regular until 1966–67.
As South Africa in the apartheid era played Test cricket only against England, Australia and New Zealand, his career was restricted to just 21 Tests, in which he scored 1,669 runs, including three centuries.
His highest Test score came in the Second Test against England at Johannesburg in 1964–65; South Africa followed on 214 behind, and were 109 for 4 in the second innings when Bland came in and hit 144 not out in just over four hours to save the match.
Bland's chief claim to fame, though, rested on his fielding.
The general consensus is that he was the finest cover fieldsman of his time, and rated by some as the finest fielder ever.
His spectacular run out of Ken Barrington in the Lord's Test of 1965, followed by a similar dismissal of Jim Parks, may have prevented England from establishing a match-winning first innings lead, the match eventually being drawn.
Brian Johnston recalled of the 1965 tour, "For the first time I heard people saying that they must go to a match especially to watch a fielder."
Bland was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1966; he is one of only two players so honoured (the other is Stuart Surridge) to be depicted in the accompanying portrait fielding, rather than batting, bowling or keeping.
Bland retired from Test cricket after injury forced him out of the side after the first Test in 1966–67.
He continued to play first-class cricket in South Africa until the 1973–74 season.
When Wisden asked Peter van der Merwe in 1999 to name the five outstanding cricketers of the twentieth century, he included Colin Bland, saying, "He revolutionised the attitude to fielding, and set a standard not yet equalled."
On 14 April 2018, Bland died at his home in London after a prolonged battle with colon cancer.
