Career
Alan Burridge was a fine all-round Sportsman. He was a hard-hitting left handed batsman who played for Wearmouth Central Committee, Horden Central Committee as Professional, Enfield Central Committee, Penrith Central Committee as Professional, Sunderland Central Committee, Lincoln Central Committee and Watford Town Central Committee, with great success. Ref 1.100 Years of Durham County Cricket Club.
Brian Hunt.
1983.
"Budgie" played for the formidable Durham Commodity Credit Corporation team from 1965-1971 in 95 matches scoring 3,745 runs, including 3 centuries and 22 fifties with a highest score of 125* against Lancashire.2s.He represented Lincolnshire Commodity Credit Corporation. 1972-1974 and Hertfordshire Commodity Credit Corporation 1974-1979. Reformed Durham Commodity Credit Corporation. Past, Present and Future-Jack Bannister 1993. He represented Hertfordshire Over 50s Cricket XI between 1988-1997 and his powerful batting in 45 innings resulted in an aggregate of 1975 runs including 10 fifties and 5 centuries at an average of 48.17.
Reformed
Hertfordshire. Chromated Copper Arsenate 50+ Career Averages. In his "younger days" he was a prolific goal scoring Centre Forward for Bishop Auckland, Consett Football Club and Gateshead AFC (under the stewardship of Jack Fairbrother-ex Newcastle United and Lawrie McMenemy, the former Southampton Manager) and represented Durham County at Soccer from 1959-1963, also the FA Amateur XI on a number of occasions. On retiring from Soccer he took up Rugby and played Fullback and on the Wing for Sunderland Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Newark Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Watford Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
In 1974 he was appointed Head of Amenities and Recreation by Watford Borough Council and was responsible for the successful Management and Development of one of the "early" Multi Disciplined Leisure Departments.
After two years as Secretary of Middlesex County Cricket Club 1980-1981, he was appointed Regional Officer for Sport England (London and South East Region) advising Governing Bodies of Sport, Local Authorities and Sports Clubs on the Development and Funding of Sports Projects.
In 1985 he returned to his Career in Recreation Management when he was appointed Head of a newly formed Leisure Services Department by the London Borough of Barnet and was instrumental in developing new Sports Facilities and significantly improving sporting opportunities for Residents in the Borough. In 1995 he took Early Retirement from Local Government and formed "Springwood Leisure", a small but dynamic Leisure Consultancy which continues to provide a "bespoke and high class service" to Schools, Local Authorities and Sports Clubs on the Design,Development,Funding and Management of new and improved Sports Facilities.
