John Purdue
Personal information
Full name
John William Purdue
Born(1910-06-13)13 June 1910
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Died25 January 1985(1985-01-25) (aged 74)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934/35Southland
1938/39Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 May 2016

John William Purdue (13 June 1910 – 25 January 1985) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played two first-class matches for Otago during the 1938–39 season and played rugby union for Southland.[1]

Purdue was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1910.[2] He played cricket for Southland in the Hawke Cup during 1934–35 and played for the provincial side against the touring England team during the following season. His first-class debut came for Otago against Wellington at Christmas 1938. Opening the bowling, Purdue took a single wicket in the match. During the New Year period he played his other first-class match, taking two wickets against Auckland.[3]

As a rugby player, Purdue played as a half-back for Invercargill and played over 50 provincial matches for Southland.[4] He played for South Island and was nominated for an All Black trial during the 1939 season.[5][6]

Professionally Purdue worked as a cabinetmaker.[2] He died at Invercargill in 1985 aged 74.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "John Purdue". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 109. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ↑ John Purdue, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ 1939 record recalled, Otago Daily Times, issue 27434, 6 July 1950, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 11 December 2023.)
  5. ↑ All Black trials, Evening Star, issue 23355, 26 August 1939, p. 7 (supplement). (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 11 December 2023.)
  6. ↑ Rugby representatives, New Zealand Herald, volume LXXVI, issue 23451, 14 September 1939, p. 12. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 11 December 2023.)


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