Noel Burtt

Noel Vincent Burtt (10 November 1911 – 27 February 1983) was a cricketer who played nine matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in New Zealand from 1937 to 1949.

Noel Burtt
Personal information
Full nameNoel Vincent Burtt
Born(1911-11-10)10 November 1911
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died27 February 1983(1983-02-27) (aged 71)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RelationsWayne Burtt (son)
Tom Burtt (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937-38 to 1948-49Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 59
Batting average 5.90
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 18
Balls bowled 1515
Wickets 22
Bowling average 37.59
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/69
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2018

Noel Burtt was a leg-spinner who spun the ball sharply and took about 500 wickets over 20 years for his club, Sydenham, in the Christchurch senior competition.[1] However, he was only moderately successful in first-class cricket, and was unable to command a regular spot in the Canterbury team.

His brother Tom played Test cricket for New Zealand. Both of them played hockey for Canterbury. Noel's son Wayne also played cricket for Canterbury.

Noel Burtt served in the New Zealand Artillery during the Second World War.[2] In 1983, suffering from severe illness, he took his own life.[3]

References
  1. "The New Pavilion 1946-1965". Sydenham CC. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. "Noel Vincent Burtt". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. David Frith, Silence of the Heart: Cricket Suicides, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, p. 72.
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