Norman Gordon

Norman Gordon
Personal information
Full name
Norman Gordon
Born(1911-08-06)6 August 1911
Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Died2 September 2014(2014-09-02) (aged 103)
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 151)24 December 1938 v England
Last Test14 March 1939 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933–1948Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 29
Runs scored 8 109
Batting average 2.00 5.19
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 7* 20
Balls bowled 1,966 7,173
Wickets 20 126
Bowling average 40.35 22.24
5 wickets in innings 2 8
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/103 6/61
Catches/stumpings 1/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 August 2009

Norman Gordon (6 August 1911 – 2 September 2014) was a South African cricketer who played in five Test matches during the 1938–39 South African cricket season.

He was born in Boksburg, Transvaal. He is the only male Test cricketer to live beyond 100 years of age. Gordon became the oldest-ever Test cricketer on 23 March 2011, when he surpassed New Zealander Eric Tindill, who died on 1 August 2010, at age 99.[1]

  1. ^ "Records - Test matches - Individual records (captains, players, umpires) - Oldest living players - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.