Bert SutcliffeMBE (born 17 November1923 in Auckland, died 20 April2001 in Auckland) was a New Zealandcricketer. Sutcliffe was one of the best left-hand bats of his era, and his batting feats on tour in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, earned him the accolade of being one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year. He captained New Zealand in four Tests in the early 1950s, losing three of them and drawing the other. After he retired from cricket he became a coach. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ...
BertSutcliffe, MBE, who died of emphysema on April 20, 2001, aged 77, was the outstanding New Zealand batsman of the immediate post-war period, though many in England who watched that other New Zealand left-hander, Martin Donnelly, in The Parks for Oxford might pursue counter-claims.
BertSutcliffe was New Zealand's first Sportsman of the Year, in 1949, and in 1990 was selected in the inaugural list for the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
The decision to name the country's new cricket academy ground at Lincoln the BertSutcliffe Oval was a deeply felt tribute to his heroic part in their cricket history.
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