About Gavin Royfee
Lived 1929 – 2023 (aged 94). Gavin Royfee was a New Zealand cricketer.
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.
An opening batsman, Gavin Royfee scored 41 and 15 on his first-class debut against Auckland, but was unsuccessful in his next two matches. He played for 16 years for Lancaster Park-Woolston in the Christchurch competition, scoring more than 4000 runs.
Royfee attended Cathedral Grammar School in Christchurch, and later returned to the school to work as its bursar. He died at his home in the Christchurch suburb of Spreydon in July 2023, aged 94.
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Who was Gavin Royfee?
New Zealand cricketer
When was Gavin Royfee born?
Gavin Royfee was born on 20 February 1929 in Christchurch.
When did Gavin Royfee die?
Gavin Royfee died on 10 July 2023 in Christchurch.
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Gavin Royfee was a cricketer.
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Gavin Royfee was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gavin Royfee. https://biography.guide/gavin-royfee/
MLA: "Gavin Royfee." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gavin-royfee/.
Chicago: "Gavin Royfee." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gavin-royfee/.
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