Gordon Anderson (cricketer)

Gordon Anderson
Personal information
Full name
Gordon Frank Anderson
Born(1922-01-09)9 January 1922
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died10 December 2013(2013-12-10) (aged 91)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsBill Cunningham (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949/50–1950/51Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 67
Batting average 6.70
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 33
Catches/stumpings 10/5
Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2026

Gordon Frank Anderson (9 January 1922 – 10 December 2013) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for Canterbury between 1949 and 1951.

Anderson was born in Christchurch and attended Christchurch Technical College. He worked as a clerk for Caltex. His uncle was the New Zealand opening bowler Bill Cunningham.

In its review of the 1949–50 Plunket Shield season, The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand said: "G. F. Anderson, a youthful wicketkeeper, made a successful debut v. Otago, in the final match, and Canterbury's wicketkeeping problem now seems solved." However, after the 1950–51 season, when he topped the fielding statistics for the Plunket Shield with eight catches and three stumpings, Anderson played no more first-class cricket. He was replaced as the Canterbury wicketkeeper by Alan Britton, a more successful batsman.

References

  1. ↑ "Gordon Anderson". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gordon Anderson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Gordon Anderson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ↑ McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-905138-98-2. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Arthur H. Carman & Noel S. Macdonald (eds), The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand, Sporting Publications, Wellington, 1950, p. 90.
  6. ↑ "Fielding in Plunket Shield 1950/51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Plunket Shield Team". Press: 8. 12 December 1951.