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Robert George Holland OAM (19 October 1946 – 17 September 2017) was a New South Wales and Australian cricketer. He was, because of his surname, nicknamed "Dutchy". Holland, who spent the majority of his cricketing life in Newcastle , was a late bloomer, and his Test debut aged 38 made him the oldest Australian debutant in more than half a ...
Sep 17, 2017 · Holland made his Test debut at 38 in 1984 and took 10 wickets in two matches, including a SCG double against West Indies. He had been diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year and died after a brain bleed in a hospital.
Bob Holland was a legbreak bowler who played for Australia, New South Wales and Wellington from 1984 to 1986. He holds the record for the most consecutive ducks in Test cricket and took 10 wickets in a match at 39.
- Male
- November 19, 1946
- Australia
Sep 17, 2017 · Bob Holland, a former NSW leg-spinner who played 11 Tests for Australia, passed away after a brain tumour. He was a popular and respected figure in the cricketing community, and received the Order of Australia earlier this year.
Bob Holland, who played 11 Tests and two ODIs for Australia, died after suffering a brain bleed while in hospital being treated for broken ribs, suffered in a fall last week.
Sep 17, 2017 · AUSTRALIAN Test leg-spinner Bob “Dutchy” Holland has died following a battle with brain cancer, aged 70, his family said Sunday. Holland died after suffering a brain bleed while in hospital being treated for broken ribs suffered in a fall last week, his son Craig said.
Sep 18, 2017 · Former Test leg spinner Bob Holland, who was the third-oldest player to be picked for Australia when he made his debut aged 38, has died aged 70. Holland’s son Craig told reporters on Sunday his father had died from brain cancer, which was diagnosed in March.
