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.

Gordon Bland
Personal information
Full name
Tony Gordon Bland
Born (1941-07-19) 19 July 1941 (age 83)
Ranworth, Norfolk, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–1968Norfolk
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

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

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gordon Bland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Gordon Bland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Cheshire v Norfolk, 1968 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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