John Burgess (cricketer, born 1880)

John Burgess

Personal information
Full name	John Burgess
Born	22 November 1880 Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire, England
Died	2 November 1952 (aged 71) East Carlton, Northamptonshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Henry Burgess (brother) Robert Fetherstonhaugh (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1902–1913	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 12 Runs scored 230 Batting average 12.77 100s/50s –/– Top score 39 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/2
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

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

External links

• John Burgess at Cricinfo
• John Burgess at CricketArchive