What is Alan Burgess (cricketer)?
'''Alan Thomas Burgess''' (1 May 1920 &ndash; 5 January 2021) was a New Zealand [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] from 1940 to 1952. He was a [[tank]] driver in [[World War II]]. He was born in [[Christchurch]]. In nine matches for Canterbury between 1945-46 and 1951-52 his top score was 42 against [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]] in 1950-51, when he put on 105 for the first wicket with [[Ray Emery (cricketer)|Ray Emery]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19603.html| title = Auckland v Canterbury 1950-51| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 19 January 2015}}</ref> Burgess celebrated his 100th birthday in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/121381577/black-caps-batsman-ross-taylor-surprises-alan-burgess-on-his-100th-birthday |title=Black Caps batsman Ross Taylor surprises Alan Burgess on his 100th birthday |work=Stuff |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> He died on 5 January 2021 in [[Rangiora]], New Zealand.<ref>[https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/ww2-veteran-and-nzs-oldest-first-class-cricketer-dies-rangiora-aged-100 WW2 veteran and NZ's oldest first-class cricketer dies in Rangiora aged 100]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Alan}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand cricketers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Christchurch]] {{sports-bio-stub}}