Noel Burtt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Noel Burtt

cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1911

Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1983

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Noel Vincent Burtt (10 November 1911 – 27 February 1983) was a cricketer who played nine matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in New Zealand from 1937 to 1949. Noel Burtt was a leg-spinner who spun the ball sharply and took about 500 wickets over 20 years for his club, Sydenham, in the Christchurch senior competition.
However, he was only moderately successful in first-class cricket, and was unable to command a regular spot in the Canterbury team. His brother Tom played Test cricket for New Zealand.
Both of them played hockey for Canterbury.
Noel's son Wayne also played cricket for Canterbury. Noel Burtt served in the New Zealand Artillery during the Second World War.
In 1983, suffering from severe illness, he took his own life.