{{short description|South African cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Con de Lange | image = | country = Scotland | fullname = Con de Wet de Lange | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|2|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bellville, Cape Province, South Africa | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|4|18|1981|2|11|df=yes}} | death_place = Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox | role = All-rounder | international = true | internationalspan = 2015–2017 | odidebutdate = 4 July | odidebutyear = 2016 | odidebutagainst = Afghanistan | odicap = 58 | lastodidate = 25 November | lastodiyear = 2017 | lastodiagainst = Papua New Guinea | odishirt = | T20Idebutdate = 19 June | T20Idebutyear = 2015 | T20Idebutagainst = Ireland | T20Icap = 41 | lastT20Idate = 20 January | lastT20Iyear = 2017 | lastT20Iagainst = Ireland | T20Ishirt = | club1 = Boland | year1 = {{nowrap|1997/98–2006/07}} | club2 = Cape Cobras | year2 = {{nowrap|2005/06–2007/08}} | club3 = Knights | year3 = 2008/09–2010/11 | club4 = Free State | year4 = 2009/10–2010/11 | club5 = Northamptonshire | year5 = 2012–2013 | columns = 4 | column1 = ODI | matches1 = 13 | runs1 = 123 | bat avg1 = 20.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 26* | deliveries1 = 546 | wickets1 = 16 | bowl avg1 = 23.18 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 5/60 | catches/stumpings1 = 7/– | column2 = T20I | matches2 = 8 | runs2 = 35 | bat avg2 = 11.66 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 22 | deliveries2 = 162 | wickets2 = 8 | bowl avg2 = 21.37 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 2/17 | catches/stumpings2 = 3/– | column3 = FC | matches3 = 91 | runs3 = 2,888 | bat avg3 = 22.92 | 100s/50s3 = 1/13 | top score3 = 109 | deliveries3 = 15,217 | wickets3 = 183 | bowl avg3 = 38.43 | fivefor3 = 5 | tenfor3 = 1 | best bowling3 = 7/48 | catches/stumpings3 = 48/– | column4 = LA | matches4 = 144 | runs4 = 1,646 | bat avg4 = 23.51 | 100s/50s4 = 0/8 | top score4 = 66 | deliveries4 = 5,890 | wickets4 = 149 | bowl avg4 = 29.07 | fivefor4 = 1 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 5/60 | catches/stumpings4 = 47/– | date = 19 April | year = 2019 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/scotland/content/player/44851.html CricInfo }} '''Con de Wet de Lange''' (11 February 1981 – 18 April 2019)<ref name="cric19apr19">{{Cite news |date=19 April 2019 |title=Scotland international Con de Lange dies aged 38 |work=The Cricketer |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/cricket_pays_tribute_to_con_de_lange_after_former_scotland_international_dies_aged_38.html |accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref> was a cricketer who represented Scotland. He was a left-arm orthodox spin all-rounder and a right-handed batsman. Born in South Africa, De Lange made his first-class debut for Boland in March 1998 against the touring Sri Lankans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boland v Sri Lankans, 14–16 March 1998 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/65/65478.html |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=3 June 2013}}</ref> He played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Con de Lange |url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/con-de-lange/ |website=Cricket Scotland |accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref>

In October 2018, Cricket Scotland announced that de Lange was suffering from a brain tumour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotland's Con de Lange battling brain tumour |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24936796/scotland-con-de-lange-battling-brain-tumour |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, the Professional Cricketers' Association confirmed that de Lange had died.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Con de Lange: Scotland all rounder dies aged 38 following brain tumour |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47986814 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref>

== International career == De Lange played for Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup against Afghanistan in June 2015.<ref name="FC-debut">{{Cite web |title=ICC Intercontinental Cup, Scotland v Afghanistan at Stirling, Jun 2–5, 2015 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/870877.html |website=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref> He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Scotland against Ireland on 19 June 2015, although no play was possible due to rain.<ref name="T20I">{{Cite web |title=Scotland tour of Ireland, 2nd T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 19, 2015 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/876465.html |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Scotland against Afghanistan on 4 July 2016.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Scotland v Afghanistan at Edinburgh, Jul 4, 2016 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1003271.html |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref>

De Lange's international career lasted thirteen ODIs and eight T20Is,.<ref name="bbc19apr19">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47986814 Con de Lange: Scotland all-rounder dies aged 38 after brain tumour], BBC Sport, 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.</ref> He was the team's vice-captain for the Desert T20 Challenge tournament, which was played in the United Arab Emirates in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=8 players to watch at the Desert T20 |url=http://holdingwilley.com/article/musings/8-players-to-watch-at-the-desert-t20 |website=HoldingWilley.com |accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref> His most famous moment for Scotland came against Zimbabwe in June 2017, when his match haul of five wickets for 60 helped his team cause a famous upset, with their first win against a full member of the ICC.<ref name=bbc19apr19 />

==Illness and death== Shortly after the victory over Zimbabwe, de Lange started missing games in the World Cricket League (WCL) championships in Dubai. Initially, the reason given for his absence was "severe migraine headaches". Upon his return to Scotland for further tests, a far more severe diagnosis was made. De Lange played his last international match for Scotland, an ODI against Papua New Guinea, on 25 November 2017.

The results of medical tests were not published initially, and it was only during the 2019 World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe, played in October 2018, that Cricket Scotland sent a press release stating that the then 37-year old de Lange had been battling a brain tumour for the past 10 months. After the diagnosis, de Lange underwent a series of treatments, which included an operation followed by chemotherapy and radiation treatment.<ref name=cric19apr19/><ref name="cs19apr19">[http://www.cricketscotland.com/con-de-lange/ Con de Lange], Cricket Scotland, 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.</ref>

Together with his wife Claire and children, de Lange set up a fundraising appeal called 'Brain Tumour Charity', in memory of a close friend who died from the disease.<ref name=cs19apr19/> As part of the initiative, the de Langes arranged walks to raise donations.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

On 18 April 2019, de Lange died at the age of 38.<ref name=cs19apr19/>

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