Gavin Royfee

Gavin Ernest Royfee (20 February 1929 – 10 July 2023) was a New Zealand cricketer who played three matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1952–53 season.

Gavin Royfee

Personal information
Full name	Gavin Ernest Royfee
Born	(1929-02-20)20 February 1929 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	10 July 2023(2023-07-10) (aged 94) Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952-53	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 75 Batting average 15.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 41 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2019

An opening batsman, Gavin Royfee scored 41 and 15 on his first-class debut against Auckland, but was unsuccessful in his next two matches.^[1] He played for 16 years for Lancaster Park-Woolston in the Christchurch competition, scoring more than 4000 runs.^[2]

Royfee attended Cathedral Grammar School in Christchurch, and later returned to the school to work as its bursar.^[3] He died at his home in the Christchurch suburb of Spreydon in July 2023, aged 94.^[4]