John Bruges
Personal information
Full name
John Stanley Beetham Bruges
Born(1889-05-18)18 May 1889
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died29 December 1948(1948-12-29) (aged 59)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2016

John Stanley Beetham Bruges (18 May 1889 – 29 December 1948) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Canterbury and Otago between 1908 and 1915.[1]

Bruges was educated at Christ's College from 1898 to 1907.[2][3] He served overseas with the New Zealand forces in World War I.[4] He died in Christchurch on 29 December 1948, and was buried at Sydenham Cemetery.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "John Bruges". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "John Bruges". Christ's College Old Boys' Association. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 26. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  4. ↑ "John Stanley Beethan [sic] Bruges". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 9 August 2016.


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