Henry Burgess (cricketer)
Henry Burgess (5 May 1879 – 16 April 1964) was an English cricketer. Burgess was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Henry Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1879 Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1964 (aged 84) Middleton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Burgess (brother) Robert Fetherstonhaugh (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1905 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900–1902 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burgess made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Essex at the County Ground, Leyton in the 1900 County Championship.[1] He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey at Aylestone Road, Leicester in the 1902 County Championship.[1] In his eight first-class matches for Leicestershire, he took 11 wickets at an average of 47.63, with best figures of 3/106.[2] A tailend batsman, he scored a total of 53 runs at a batting average of 5.30, with a high score of 20.[3] He later made a single first-class appearance for Northamptonshire in the 1905 County Championship against Sussex at the County Ground, Northampton.[1]
He died at Middleton, Northamptonshire on 16 April 1964. His brother John Burgess and nephew Robert Fetherstonhaugh both played first-class cricket.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by Henry Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Henry Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2013.