Gordon Bourne

Gordon Bourne (21 April 1913 – 13 September 1993) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Queensland in 1930/31.^[1]

Gordon Bourne

Personal information
Born	(1913-04-21)21 April 1913 Tintenbar, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 September 1993(1993-09-13) (aged 80) Goomeri, Queensland, Australia
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2020

Biography

Bourne was the eldest son born in his family and he grew up in Goomeri in rural Queensland.^[2] He played cricket for Goomeri from at least 1928,^[3] and in 1930 he achieved significant attention for a century he scored against Toowoomba which earnt him selection in the Queensland Colts side which traveled to New South Wales and in December he played in a First-class game for Queensland.^[4]

In 1932, he participated in a carnival for Country Cricketers,^[5] however in 1933 he was omitted from the State Colts team which caused disappointment in the Gympie and Murgon cricket district.^[6] In 1934 he played in Country Cricket trials held to assist Country cricketers hoping for State selection but did not play for Queensland again.^[7]

In 1937, Bourne married Miss C. Campbell-Wilson.^[8] He served in the Army in the Second World War and in 1940 he was the only Queenslander playing for the Australian Imperial Force XI in Palestine.^[9]

See also

• List of Queensland first-class cricketers