Doug Armstrong (broadcaster)

Doug Armstrong
QSO JP
2nd Mayor of Rodney District
In office
1992–2000
Preceded byGordon Mason
Succeeded byJohn Law
Personal details
Born
Douglas Warwick Armstrong

(1931-04-13)13 April 1931
Wellington, New Zealand
Died18 February 2015(2015-02-18) (aged 83)
Whanganui, New Zealand
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958/59Central Districts
FC debut25 December 1958  v Northern Districts
Last FC1 January 1959  v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8*
Balls bowled 234
Wickets 1
Bowling average 123.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/47
Catches/stumpings 2/–
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

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

Armstrong was a sports presenter on TVNZ in the 1980s.[3]

Political career

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

  1. ^ a b "Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Former TVNZ presenter, Doug Armstrong, dies". OneNews. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ "ARA election results". Auckland Star. 9 October 1988. p. A8.
  5. ^ Gray, Matthew (20 February 2015). "Former TVNZ sports broadcaster Doug Armstrong dies". Rodney Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 5 July 2020.