Joe Burns (cricketer)

Joe Burns

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Anthony Burns
Born	6 September 1989 Herston, Queensland
Nickname	Mr. Burns
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Relations	Harold Burns (Great-uncle)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 441)	26 December 2014 v India
Last Test	20 February 2016 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 207)	27 August 2015 v Ireland
Last ODI	13 September 2015 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011–present	Queensland (squad no. 62)
2012–present	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 62)
2013	Leicestershire (squad no. 62)
2015	Middlesex (squad no. 8)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 10 6 70 48 Runs scored 838 146 4,595 1,521 Batting average 49.29 24.33 41.77 35.37 100s/50s 3/4 0/1 11/26 3/9 Top score 170 69 183 154 Balls bowled – – 36 – Wickets – – 0 – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – n/a Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 12/– 2/– 57/– 21/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 24 February 2016

Joseph Anthony "Joe" Burns (born 6 September 1989 in Herston, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket and represents Australia at Test & ODI levels. He is a right-handed opening batsman but can play anywhere in the top order. His fielding position is predominantly short leg (bat pad).

Domestic cricket career

Burns made an exceptional start in his Sheffield Shield debut against South Australia scoring 140 in February 2011. The following season saw him develop into one of the highest scoring batsman in Australian first-class cricket. His performances resulted in a call up to the Australia A to face the touring party from England, where he scored 114 in a one-day game, not long after being named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year. Burns continued his good form on his return to Australia and was top scorer for the Brisbane Heat in their win over Perth Scorchers in the final of the 2012–13 Big Bash League season.^[1]

His performances brought him to the attention of Leicestershire who signed him as a replacement for their overseas player, Ramnaresh Sarwan, between May and August of the 2013 County season.^[2] This was curtailed in July, when a hip injury forced Burns to end his spell in England and return home to Queensland.^[3]

He deputised for the Middlesex captain Adam Voges during the 2015 English season.

International career

In December 2014, Burns was selected to play for Australia in the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground following an injury to all rounder Mitchell Marsh. He batted at number 6 and scored 13 runs before being caught behind off Umesh Yadav.^[4] He then managed to score two half centuries (58 and 66) in his second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[5] He made his first Test century against New Zealand at the Gabba bringing up his century with two consecutive sixes off the bowling of off-spinner Mark Craig.

He made his One Day International debut for Australia against Ireland on 27 August 2015 in Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. In his ODI debut, he scored a half century.^[6]

Test Centuries

Joe Burns's Test centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	129	3	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia	The Gabba	2015	Won
2	128	7	West Indies	Melbourne, Australia	MCG	2015	Won
3	170	10	New Zealand	Christchurch, New Zealand	Hagley Oval	2016	Won

Career best performances

	Batting
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
Test	170	New Zealand v Australia	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2016
ODI	69	Australia v Ireland	Stormont	2015 [6]
FC	183	Queensland v New South Wales	Gabba, Brisbane	2014 [7]
LA	154	India A v Australia A	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	2015 [8]
T20	81*	Leicestershire Foxes v Durham Dynamos	Grace Road, Leicester	2013 [9]

International awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	2nd Test – Trans-Tasman Trophy Test Series	2015/16	1st Innings: 1 ct. ; 170 (321 balls: 20×4) 2nd Innings: 1 ct. ; 65 (162 balls: 9×4)	Australia won by 7 wickets.[10]

References

1. "2012/13 KFC Big Bash League Final - PRS v BRH". ABC Radio Grandstand (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 19 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. "Joe Burns joins Leicestershire as Sarwan replacement". BBC Sport. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
3. "Joe Burns to return to Australia". BBC Sport. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
4. Coverdale, Brydon (21 December 2014). "Burns in line for Boxing Day debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
5. "Scorecard: 4th Test: Australia v. India at Sydney, 6–10 January 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
6. "Australia tour of England and Ireland, Only ODI: Ireland v Australia at Belfast, Aug 27, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
7. "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 - QLD v NSW Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
8. "India A Team Triangular Series, 2015 - India A v Australia A Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
9. "Friends Life t20, 2013 - Leicestershire v Durham Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
10. "Trans-Tasman Trophy [Australia in New Zealand], 2015-16 - 2nd Test Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.