| 词条 | Charles Saxton (sportsman) |
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| name = Charlie Saxton | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Charles Kesteven Saxton | birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|05|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kurow, New Zealand | death_place = Dunedin, New Zealand | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|07|04|1913|05|23|df=yes}} | ru_position = Halfback | height = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | allblackid = 770 | allblackno = 443 | ru_nationalteam = {{ru|New Zealand|noflag=1}} | ru_nationalyears = 1938 | ru_nationalcaps = 3 | ru_nationalpoints = (9) | ru_province = Otago {{nowrap|South Canterbury}} Southland | ru_provinceyears = 1935–36 1937–38 1939 | ru_provincecaps = | ru_provincepoints = | occupation = | family = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | school = | university = | module ={{Infobox cricketer| embed = yes | role = | batting = Right-handed batsman | bowling = | club1 = Otago | year1 = 1934–39 | type1 = First-class | onetype1 = | debutdate1 = 24 December | debutyear1 = 1934 | debutfor1 = | debutagainst1 = Wellington | lastdate1 = 31 December | lastyear1 = 1938 | lastfor1 = | lastagainst1 = Auckland | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 7 | runs1 = 226 | bat avg1 = 17.38 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 37 | hidedeliveries = true | deliveries1 = - | wickets1 = - | bowl avg1 = - | fivefor1 = - | tenfor1 = - | best bowling1 = - | catches/stumpings1= 3/0 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22819/22819.html Cricket Archive }} }} Charles Kesteven Saxton {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=85%}} (23 May 1913 – 4 July 2001) was a New Zealand first-class rugby union and cricket player, and a rugby union coach and administrator. Early lifeBorn in Kurow, Saxton was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin, where he was a member of the school's 1st XV rugby team between 1931 and 1932 coached by Jimmy Duncan.[1] Rugby union careerA halfback, Saxton represented Otago, South Canterbury, and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1938. He played seven matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. At the conclusion of World War II he captained the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force "Kiwis" team on their 1945–46 tour of Britain and Europe.[1] Returning to New Zealand, Saxton coached the Pirates club in Dunedin, and was an assistant coach of the Otago team from 1948 to 1957. In 1967 he managed the All Blacks on their tour of Britain, France and Canada. Saxton served on the council of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) from 1957 to 1971 and was president of the NZRFU in 1974. He was elected a life member of the NZRFU two years later.[1] In 1973, Saxton wrote the coaching booklet The ABC of Rugby, which had a print run of 70,000 copies, in conjunction with the NZRFU.[1][2] In the 1978 New Year Honours, Saxton was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby.[3] Cricket careerAn opening batsman[4] and occasional wicketkeeper, Saxton played seven first-class games for Otago between the 1934-35 and 1938-39 seasons. He scored 226 runs at an average of 17.38, with a high score of 37.[5] World War II serviceDuring World War II, Saxton served with the 19th Armoured Regiment, rising to the rank of major and seeing active service in North Africa and Italy.[1] Later life and deathSaxton owned and ran a menswear shop in Dunedin for many years. He died in Dunedin in 2001 from complications caused by emphysema, and his funeral was held at Carisbrook.[4] In his eulogy, Fred Allen described Saxton as "a New Zealand icon".[6] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=770 |title = Charlie Saxton | last = Luxford | first = Bob | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 17 February 2015}} 2. ^{{cite news | title=Saxton's fame reaches France | date=18 October 2001 | work=Stuff.co.nz}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=47420 |date=31 December 1977 |page=43 |supp=y }} 4. ^1 {{cite news | title=Rugby world loses courageous leader | date=5 July 2001 | work=Evening Post | page=28}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22819/22819.html |title=Charlie Saxton |date= |website= |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=17 February 2015}} 6. ^{{cite news | title=Carisbrook mourns 'NZ icon' | date=10 July 2001 | work=The Press | page=9}} External links
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