Jim Burrows (soldier)
Brigadier James Thomas Burrows CBE DSO* ED (13 July 1904 – 10 June 1991) was a New Zealand teacher, sportsman, administrator, and military leader. He was born in Prebbleton, New Zealand, on 13 July 1904. Following his education at Christchurch Boys' High School, he became a teacher.[1]
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4th Rector of Waitaki Boys' High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1945–1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Frank Milner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Malcolm Leadbetter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | James Thomas Burrows 13 July 1904 Prebbleton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 June 1991 86) Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926/27–1932/33 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 25 December 1926 v Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 3 February 1933 v Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a rugby union player, Burrows was a hooker. He represented Canterbury in 1923 and from 1925 to 1930. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their first ever tour of South Africa in 1928. On that tour he played in nine matches and scored two tries, but he did not appear in any of the Tests.[2] He was sole selector and coach of the Canterbury team from 1932 to 1933, and manager–coach for the All Blacks in their 1937 test series against South Africa.[1]
Burrows also played nine first-class matches for the Canterbury cricket team in the Plunket Shield.[3] An opening bowler, he took 4 for 24 when Canterbury dismissed Auckland for 56 in 1931–32.[4] Batting customarily at number eleven, he had the unusual record of never being dismissed in any of his 12 innings.[5]
A Territorial Force officer, Burrows volunteered for overseas service during the Second World War. Serving in Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy, he rose to the rank of brigadier.[1] He was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1942, and awarded a bar to the DSO in 1944.[6]
Leaving the army in 1944, he became rector of Waitaki Boys' High School. He resigned this position in 1949 and rejoined the Army, serving as commander of the New Zealand force in Korea in 1953.[1] In 1953, Burrows was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[6]
Burrows published an autobiography covering his experiences in the war, Pathway Among Men, in 1974 (ISBN 0723303789).
Burrows died in Christchurch on 10 June 1991.[6]
References
- Ogilvie, Gordon. "Burrows, James Thomas". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Knight, Lindsay. "James Burrows". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "First-class matches played by Jim Burrows". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Auckland v Canterbury 1931-32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "James Burrows". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 85. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.