Brian Lander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1942
Place of Birth: Bishop Auckland, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Brian Lander
- Brian Richard Lander (born 9 January 1942) is a former English cricketer.
- Lander was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
- He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Lander made his debut for Durham against Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship.
- He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1963 to 1986, making 90 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance.He made his List A debut against Oxfordshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup.
- He made 10 further List A appearances for Durham, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1982 NatWest Trophy.
- In his 11 List A matches for Durham, he took 14 wickets at an average of 27.71, with best figures of 5/15.
- These figures, his only five wicket haul in List A cricket, came against Yorkshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup, when he captained Durham to victory by 5 wickets.
- It was the first time a minor county had beaten one of the 17 senior counties in the Gillette Cup.
- With the bat, he scored 73 runs at a batting average of 12.16, with a high score of 28.
- He captained Durham from 1973 to 1979. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties North, who he made his debut for against Derbyshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- He made 2 further List A appearances for the team, both in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Lancashire, taking just a single wicket in these matches.
- It was though for Minor Counties East that he made most of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Nottinghamshire.
- He made 11 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- In his 12 matches for the team, he took 10 wickets at an average of 42.90, with best figures of 3/39.
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