| Alan Britton | |
| Fullname: | Alan Edward Law Britton |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Year1: | 1945-46 to 1952-53 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 19 |
| Runs1: | 331 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.76 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 46 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 28/12 |
| Date: | 11 January 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36513.html Cricinfo |
Alan Edward Law Britton (3 December 1922 - 20 May 2012) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in eighteen first-class matches for Canterbury from 1945 to 1953.[1] [2]
Britton was born in Christchurch and attended Christchurch Boys' High School. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II.[3] He continued to serve in the Territorial Air Force until 1977, when he retired with the rank of squadron leader.[4]
He played as a wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman for Canterbury for five seasons. He was their keeper when they won the Plunket Shield in his first season, 1945–46, and again when they won in 1951–52.[5]
Britton was a schoolteacher. He was the founding principal of Hornby High School in Christchurch in 1975.[3]