Les Burdett

Les Burdett OAM
Burdett at the Adelaide Oval
Born	Les Underwood Burdett (1951-01-11) 11 January 1951 (age 75) Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation	Curator of the Adelaide Oval
Years active	1969–2010
Awards	OAM (2008) Australian Sports Medal (2001) Centenary Medal (2003) Key to the City of Adelaide (2010)

Les Burdett served as the curator of the Adelaide Oval until 2010. He has also been hired to advise other international cricket grounds on the preparation of cricket pitches. He succeeded Arthur Lance and was succeeded by Damian Hough. ^[1]

Adelaide Oval's curator

Burdett joined South Australian Cricket Association in 1969 and he became curator in 1980 keeping that position until his retirement in February 2010. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2008, Burdett was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). ^[4]

References

1. "Adelaide Oval curators tradition honoured in 2024 as Damian Hough prepares pitch for T20 World Cup in New York". 2024.
2. Earle, Richard (5 February 2010). "Adelaide Oval curator Les Burdett announces retirement". The Advertiser . Retrieved 5 February 2010.
3. "Les Underwood Burdett". 2026.
4. "Governor tops Aust Day honours in SA". 25 January 2008.