Doug Armstrong (broadcaster)
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| Full name | Douglas Warwick Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
13 April 1931 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
18 February 2015 (aged 83) Whanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–59 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 25 December 1958 v Northern Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 1 January 1959 v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricket Archive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas Warwick "Doug" Armstrong QSO JP (13 April 1931 – 18 February 2015) was a New Zealand cricketer, television sports broadcaster and local-body politician. He served as mayor of Rodney District from 1992 to 2000.
Cricket career
Born in Wellington in 1931, Armstrong was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and tail-end batsman.[1] He played two first-class matches for Central Districts in the 1958-59 season,[1] and also appeared for both Manawatu and Wanganui in four Hawke Cup matches between 1956 and 1964.[2]
Broadcasting career
Armstrong was a sports presenter on TVNZ in the 1980s.[3]
Political career
Armstrong was elected mayor of Rodney District in 1992, succeeding Sir Gordon Mason. He was re-elected at the local-body elections in 1995 and 1998, but council in-fighting led to his resignation in 2000.[4]
In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours Armstrong was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[5] He died in Whanganui in 2015.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Miscellaneous matches played by Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Former TVNZ presenter, Doug Armstrong, dies". OneNews. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ Gray, Matthew (20 February 2015). "Former TVNZ sports broadcaster Doug Armstrong dies". Rodney Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 22 February 2015.