John Burgess (cricketer, born 1880)
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| Full name | John Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1880 Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 November 1952 (aged 71) East Carlton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Burgess (brother) Robert Fetherstonhaugh (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1902–1913 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Burgess (22 November 1880 – 2 November 1953) was an English cricketer. Burgess was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire.
Burgess made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Worcestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester in the 1902 County Championship, with him making five further appearances in that season.[1] His next appearance for the county in first-class cricket came in 1908, with two appearances that season, before making a single appearance in the 1911 County Championship and two appearances in the 1913 County Championship, the second of which saw Kent play Leicestershire at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.[1] In his twelve first-class matches for Leicestershire, he scored a total of 230 runs at an average of 12.77, with a high score of 39. Behind the stumps he took seven catches and made two stumpings.[2]
He died at East Carlton, Northamptonshire on 2 November 1953. His brother Henry Burgess and nephew Robert Fetherstonhaugh both played first-class cricket.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
External links[edit]
- John Burgess at Cricinfo
- John Burgess at CricketArchive