New Delhi: Scotland all-rounder Con de Lange passed away Friday morning after a lengthy battle with brain tumour. He was 38.
Scotland Cricket confirmed the news on their official Twitter handle.
“It is with great sadness that Cricket Scotland shares the news that Con de Lange passed away on Thursday. A great servant to Scotland and the game of cricket, our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time,” the tweet read.
The South Africa-born player played 21 international matches for Scotland, making his debut in a T20I against Ireland in June 2015, and thereafter becoming a vital part of their middle order.
The left-arm orthodox spinner achieved his career-best figure of 5/60 against Zimbabwe which handed Scotland its first ever ODI win over a Full Member.
After that, he featured in five matches before being sidelined for health reasons in the end of 2017. It was later diagnosed that Con had brain tumour.
In October 2018, the family went public with the news of his illness and launched a campaign to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity.
Con is survived by his wife Claire and their two children, Daisy and Rory.
IANS