About Gordon Burgess
Lived 1918 – 2000 (aged 81). Gordon Burgess was a New Zealand cricketer.
Gordon Charles Burgess (4 October 1918 – 3 September 2000) was a New Zealand cricket player and administrator.
Life and family Born in Waihi on 4 October 1918, Burgess was the son of Edith Alice Burgess and Walter Neilson Burgess. He was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, and worked for Auckland City Council as a clerk and valuer from 1935 to 1951.
In the 1989 New Year Honours, Burgess was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket.
Death Burgess died in Auckland on 3 September 2000, and his body was cremated at Purewa Crematorium.
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Who was Gordon Burgess?
New Zealand cricketer (1918-2000)
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Gordon Burgess was born on 4 October 1918 in Waihi.
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Gordon Burgess died on 3 September 2000 in Auckland.
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Gordon Burgess was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gordon Burgess. https://biography.guide/gordon-burgess/
MLA: "Gordon Burgess." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gordon-burgess/.
Chicago: "Gordon Burgess." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gordon-burgess/.
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