What is Con de Lange?
'''Con de Wet de Lange''' (11 February 1981 – 18 April 2019) was a [[South Africa]]n-born [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[cricketer]]. He was a left-arm orthodox spin all-rounder and a right-handed [[batsman]]. He played for teams in South Africa before playing for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] in [[England]]. Although he was born in [[Bellville, Western Cape|Bellville]], in what is now [[Western Cape]], South Africa, he played for the [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland national team]]. For a time, he was Scotland's [[Captain (sports)|vice-captain]]. In June 2015, he played his first game for Scotland against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]]. He played his last game for Scotland in November 2017 against [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]]. In October 2018, [[Cricket Scotland]] said publicly that de Lange had [[brain cancer]]. He died on 18 April 2019, at the age of 38.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/47986814|title=Con de Lange: Scotland all-rounder dies aged 38 after brain tumour|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=19 April 2019|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Cricinfo|id=44851}} {{DEFAULTSORT:de Lange, Con}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:South African cricketers]] [[Category:Scottish cricketers]] [[Category:White South African people]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}