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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. He played two first-class matches for Central Districts in the 1958–59 season, and also appeared for Manawatu and Wanganui in four Hawke Cup matches between 1956 and 1964.

Broadcasting career

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

Political career

In 1988, Armstrong was elected to the Auckland Regional Authority for the Albany ward. 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.

In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, Armstrong was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services. He died in Whanganui in 2015.

References

1. ^ "Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. "Miscellaneous matches played by Douglas Armstrong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
3. ^ "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.

• 1931 births
• 2015 deaths
• Mass media people from Wellington City
• New Zealand cricketers
• Central Districts cricketers
• New Zealand television presenters
• Auckland regional councillors
• Mayors of Rodney District
• Companions of the Queen's Service Order
• New Zealand justices of the peace