Gordon Bland

Personal information
Full name	Tony Gordon Bland
Born	19 July 1941 (1941-07-19) (age 70) Ranworth, Norfolk, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1965–1968	Norfolk
Career statistics
Competition	List A
Matches	1
Runs scored	7
Batting average	7.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	7
Balls bowled	72
Wickets	1
Bowling average	29.00
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	1/29
Catches/stumpings	–/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2011

Tony Gordon Bland (born 19 July 1941) is a former English cricketer. Bland was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Ranworth, Norfolk.

Bland made his debut for Norfolk in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. Bland played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1965 to 1967, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship matches.^[1] He made his only List A appearance in 1968 against Cheshire in the Gillette Cup.^[2] In this match, he was dismissed for 7 runs by Arthur Sutton, while with the ball he took the wicket of Stuart Wood for the cost of 29 runs from 12 overs.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gordon Bland". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34495/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
2. ^ "List A Matches played by Gordon Bland". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34495/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Cheshire v Norfolk, 1968 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29349.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 

External links

• Gordon Bland at ESPNcricinfo
• Gordon Bland at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Bland, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	19 July 1941
Place of birth	Ranworth, Norfolk, England
Date of death
Place of death