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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox cricketer Alan Edward Law Britton (3 December 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in eighteen first-class matches for Canterbury from 1945 to 1953.[1][2]

Life and career

Britton was born in Christchurch and attended Christchurch Boys' High School. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II.[3] He continued to serve in the Territorial Air Force until 1977, when he retired with the rank of squadron leader.[4]

He played as a wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman for Canterbury for five seasons. He was their keeper when they won the Plunket Shield in his first season, 1945–46, and again when they won in 1951–52.[5]

Britton was a schoolteacher. He was the founding principal of Hornby High School in Christchurch in 1975.[3]

See also

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