Charlie Burke | |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Fullname: | Charles Adrian Burke |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1979 |
Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
Heightft: | 5 |
Heightinch: | 11 |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Role: | Coach, Commentator |
International: | true |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/510469.html ESPNcricinfo |
Family: | Andrew Burke (father) |
Charles Burke is former head coach of the Hong Kong National Men and Women's cricket teams. He took over the post in May 2010 after completing 2 years with the International Cricket Council (ICC) where he was a development officer for the East Asia Pacific region.
It was a successful time at the helm of Hong Kong with the u19s Men and Women both making the semi-finals of the ACC tournaments, the Women won the T20 ACC tournament in Kuwait and the Men won promotion to ICC Pepsi World Cricket League Division 2 after winning the Division 3 event in January 2011.
The former WACA A grade bowling all-rounder is a Cricket Australia Level 3 coach and enjoyed success with under-age representative teams in Western Australia over the years in various roles as coach, coaching officer and bowling coach.[1]
As of 2022, Charlie Burke is back living in Western Australia.