James Thomas Burrows

James Burrows
CBE DSO and Bar

Full name	James Thomas Burrows
Date of birth	13 July 1904
Place of birth	Prebbleton, New Zealand
Date of death	10 June 1991 (aged 86)
Place of death	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
School	Christchurch Boys' High School
University	Canterbury University College
Notable relative(s)	Ian Hamilton Burrows (son)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Hooker
New Zealand No.	336
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Canterbury University
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1923–30	Canterbury
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1928	New Zealand	0	(0)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
1932–33 1937	Canterbury New Zealand
Cricket information Batting style Right-handed batsman Bowling style Right-arm medium pace Domestic team information Years Team 1926/27–1932/33 Canterbury First-class debut 25 December 1926  v Auckland Last First-class 3 February 1933  v Otago Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 36 Batting average – 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 14* Balls bowled 1938 Wickets 31 Bowling average 22.06 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4-24 Catches/stumpings 4/0 4th Rector of Waitaki Boys' High School In office 1945–1949 Preceded by Frank Milner

James Thomas Burrows CBE DSO* (13 July 1904 – 10 June 1991) was a New Zealand teacher, sportsman, administrator, and military leader. He was born in Prebbleton, New Zealand, on 13 July 1904. Following his education at Christchurch Boys' High School, he became a teacher.^[1]

As a rugby union player, Burrows was a hooker. He represented Canterbury in 1923 and from 1925 to 1930. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their first ever tour of South Africa in 1928. On that tour he played in nine matches and scored two tries, but he did not appear in any of the Tests.^[2] He was sole selector and coach of the Canterbury team from 1932 to 1933, and manager–coach for the All Blacks in their 1937 test series against South Africa.^[1]

He also played nine first-class matches for the Canterbury cricket team in the Plunket Shield.^[3]

A Territorial Force officer, Burrows volunteered for overseas service during the Second World War. Serving in Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy, he rose to the rank of brigadier.^[1]

Leaving the army in 1944, he became rector of Waitaki Boys' High School. He resigned this position in 1949 and rejoined the Army, serving as commander of the New Zealand force in Korea in 1953.^[1]

References

1. Ogilvie, Gordon. "Burrows, James Thomas". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "James Burrows". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
3. "First-class matches played by Jim Burrows". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2016.