Alan Britton

Alan Edward Law Britton was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in eighteen first-class matches for Canterbury from 1945 to 1953.

Life and career

Britton was born in Christchurch and attended Christchurch Boys' High School. He served in the Royal New [Zealand Air Force] in World War II. He continued to serve in the Territorial Air Force until 1977, when he retired with the rank of squadron leader.
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.
Britton was a schoolteacher. He was the founding principal of Hornby High School in Christchurch in 1975.