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Tiger Lance Personal information Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium International information National side South African Career statistics Competition Tests First-class Matches 13 103 Runs scored 591 5336 Batting average 28.14 34.87 100s/50s 0/5 11/25 Top score 70 169 Balls bowled 948 – Wickets 12 167 Bowling average 39.91 25.65 5 wickets in innings 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/30 6/55 Catches/stumpings 7/- 101/- Source: Cricinfo, Herbert Roy 'Tiger' Lance (6 June 1940 – 10 November 2010) was a South African cricketer.
Tiger Lance was born in Pretoria, Transvaal. He played in 13 Tests between 1962 and 1970 as an all-rounder.[1] He was a forceful middle order batsman and useful seam bowler.
He died in hospital in Johannesburg, four weeks after the car he was driving was hit by a woman driving on the wrong side of the road.[2]
References
- ^ Christopher Martin-Jenkins. The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers (1980 ed.). Orbis Publishing, London. p. 263. ISBN 0 85613 283 7.
- ^ "Roy "Tiger" Lance dies". timeslive.co.za. http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article756226.ece/Roy-Tiger-Lance-dies. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Categories:- 1940 births
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