Alan Britton

Alan Edward Law Britton (3 December 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in eighteen first-class matches for Canterbury from 1945 to 1953.^[1][2]

Alan Britton

Personal information
Full name	Alan Edward Law Britton
Born	(1922-12-03)3 December 1922 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	20 May 2012(2012-05-20) (aged 89) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1945-46 to 1952-53	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 19 Runs scored 331 Batting average 15.76 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 46 Catches/stumpings 28/12
Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2021

Life and career

Britton was born in Christchurch and attended Christchurch Boys' High School. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II.^[3] He continued to serve in the Territorial Air Force until 1977, when he retired with the rank of squadron leader.^[4]

He played as a wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman for Canterbury for five seasons. He was their keeper when they won the Plunket Shield in his first season, 1945–46, and again when they won in 1951–52.^[5]

Britton was a schoolteacher. He was the founding principal of Hornby High School in Christchurch in 1975.^[3]