Alistar Jordan

Alistar Bruce Jordan was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts from 1969 to 1980.

Biography

A right-arm opening bowler, Jordan's best figures in first-class cricket were 7 for 82 against Otago in 1972–73. He was a member of the New Zealand team that briefly toured Australia in 1972–73.
Jordan also played Hawke Cup cricket for Taranaki from 1966 to 1992, and was named in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011. He was a player, coach and administrator in Taranaki for more than 50 years. In 2010, he was awarded life membership of the Taranaki Cricket Association. He was inducted into the Taranaki Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 and became a life member of the Central Districts Cricket Association in 2023.
Jordan and his wife Diane were married for 55 years until his death at his home, on 23 November 2025, at the age of 76.