Gordon Anderson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Gordon Frank Anderson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1922 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 December 2013 (aged 91) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bill Cunningham (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1949/50–1950/51 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Gordon Frank Anderson (9 January 1922 – 10 December 2013)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for Canterbury between 1949 and 1951.[2][3]
Anderson was born in Christchurch and attended Christchurch Technical College. He worked as a clerk for Caltex. His uncle was the New Zealand opening bowler Bill Cunningham.[4]
In its review of the 1949–50 Plunket Shield season, The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand said: "G. F. Anderson, a youthful wicketkeeper, made a successful debut v. Otago, in the final match, and Canterbury's wicketkeeping problem now seems solved."[5] However, after the 1950–51 season, when he topped the fielding statistics for the Plunket Shield with eight catches and three stumpings,[6] Anderson played no more first-class cricket.[3] He was replaced as the Canterbury wicketkeeper by Alan Britton, a more successful batsman.[7]
References
- ^ "Gordon Anderson". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Gordon Anderson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Gordon Anderson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-905138-98-2. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ Arthur H. Carman & Noel S. Macdonald (eds), The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand, Sporting Publications, Wellington, 1950, p. 90.
- ^ "Fielding in Plunket Shield 1950/51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Plunket Shield Team". Press: 8. 12 December 1951.