World's oldest living first-class cricketer Alan Burgess dies in his sleep aged 100
World's oldest living first-class cricketer, New Zealand's Alan Burgess, died in his sleep at the age of 100 years and 250 days, New Zealand Cricket announced. Burgess played a total of 14 first-class matches, in which he scored 466 runs and picked up 16 wickets. He had also turned out for New Zealand Services as a tank driver in WWII.