Gavin Royfee Explained

Gavin Royfee
Fullname:Gavin Ernest Royfee
Birth Date:20 February 1929
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Death Place:Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Canterbury
Year1:1952-53
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:75
Bat Avg1:15.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:41
Deliveries1:0
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:28 September 2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38360.html Cricinfo

Gavin Ernest Royfee (20 February 1929 – 10 July 2023) was a New Zealand cricketer who played three matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1952–53 season.

An opening batsman, Gavin Royfee scored 41 and 15 on his first-class debut against Auckland, but was unsuccessful in his next two matches.[1] He played for 16 years for Lancaster Park-Woolston in the Christchurch competition, scoring more than 4000 runs.[2]

Royfee attended Cathedral Grammar School in Christchurch, and later returned to the school to work as its bursar.[3] He died at his home in the Christchurch suburb of Spreydon in July 2023, aged 94.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auckland v Canterbury 1952-53 . CricketArchive. 28 September 2019.
  2. News: The Press. Anthony . Morgan . 28 September 2019. Bowlers power LPW to two-day title. 25 March 2013.
  3. News: Grammar Notes. 28 September 2019. Grammarians in the News. 22 November 2016.
  4. News: Gavin Royfee Obituary . 23 September 2023 . The Press . 15 July 2023.