Alan Burridge
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Sunderland, County Durham, England
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| Full name | Alan James Burridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1936 Sunderland, County Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Budgie[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1972 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Minor Counties North | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Minor Counties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Minor Counties South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Hertfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Minor Counties West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan James Burridge (born 8 October 1936) is an English former sportsman and administrator. He had an extensive Minor Counties cricket career through the 1960s and 1970s. He was secretary of Middlesex County Cricket Club from 1980 to 1981.
Burridge was born in Sunderland, County Durham. His father, Fred, was the groundsman at Roker Park and previously worked on the groundstaff at Lord's. Having completed his national service in the Royal Air Force, he worked variously as a salesman, in a bank, as director of a sports centre, and as a teacher at Enfield Grammar School. He played many sports including cricket and football, at one time playing as centre-forward for Gateshead in non-league football.[2][3]