Doug Armstrong (broadcaster)
Doug Armstrong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd Mayor of Rodney District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1992–2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gordon Mason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Douglas Warwick Armstrong 13 April 1931 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 February 2015 (aged 83) Whanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958/59 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 25 December 1958 v Northern Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 1 January 1959 v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas Warwick 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
[edit]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 Manawatu and Wanganui in four Hawke Cup matches between 1956 and 1964.[2]
Broadcasting career
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Armstrong was a sports presenter on TVNZ in the 1980s.[3]
Political career
[edit]In 1988, Armstrong was elected to the Auckland Regional Authority for the Albany ward.[4] He 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.[5]
In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, Armstrong was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[6] He died in Whanganui in 2015.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Former TVNZ presenter, Doug Armstrong, dies". OneNews. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "ARA election results". Auckland Star. 9 October 1988. p. A8.
- ^ 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 5 July 2020.