Bob Holland, the legspinner who in 1984 became Australia’s third-oldest Test debutant of all time, has died at the age of 70. Holland had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in March this year.
He died on Sunday after suffering a brain bleed while in a Newcastle hospital, where he was being treated for broken ribs suffered in a fall last week. On Friday night, Holland had attended a function in his honour, hosted by former Test captain Mark Taylor.
“He had the best time of his life on Friday where he spent time with a lot of his mates at his dinner,” Holland’s son Craig told the Newcastle Herald on Sunday evening. “He showed no pain on the night and stayed till the end of the show. My family were amazed as we thought he might stay an hour or two.”
Source: ESPN Crickinfo