World's oldest first-class cricketer Alan Burgess passes away
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The world's oldest first-class cricketer Alan Burgess died overnight during his sleep on Wednesday. Following his death, India's Raghunath Chandorkar is now the oldest first-class cricketer alive. New Zealand Cricket confirmed Alan Burgess' death with a thread of tweets on Twitter. According to a New Zealand Herald report, Burgess' father was a part of the First World War and was reportedly also a cricketer.