Cyril Herbert George Bland (23 May 1872 – 1 July 1950) was an English cricketer active from 1897 to 1904 who played for Sussex. He was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, where he was educated at Boston Grammar School, and died at Cowbridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire. He appeared in 147 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast. He scored 998 runs with a highest score of 59 and took 557 wickets with a best performance of ten for 48.[1]

Cyril Bland
Personal information
Born23 May 1872
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Died1 July 1950 (aged 78)
Cowbridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897–1904Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 147
Runs scored 998
Batting average 6.43
100s/50s 3/25
Top score 59
Balls bowled 27,548
Wickets 557
Bowling average 24.28
5 wickets in innings 44
10 wickets in match 11
Best bowling 10/48
Catches/stumpings 80/–
Source: CricInfo, 26 April 2023

Bland achieved his ten wickets in an innings feat playing for Sussex against Kent at the Angel Ground, Tonbridge, in the 1900 season.

Aged 78, Bland committed suicide by drowning himself in the Greenlands Drain in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1950.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cyril Bland at CricketArchive
  2. ^ Firth, David (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Random House. ISBN 978-1780573939.