George Burrough Explained

George Burrough
Fullname:George Baker Burrough
Birth Date:8 February 1907
Birth Place:Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Death Place:Butleigh, Somerset, England
Bowling:(unknown hand) Slow
Club1:Somerset
Year1:1936
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:1
Runs1:27
Bat Avg1:27.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:27
Deliveries1:120
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:38.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/23
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:22 December 2015
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3470/3470.html CricketArchive

George Baker Burrough (8 February 1907 — 9 May 1965) was an English cricketer. He was a slow bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Glastonbury and died in Butleigh.

Burrough made a single first-class appearance for Somerset during the 1936 season, against Cambridge University at Taunton,[1] the first time Cambridge had played on that ground. Batting at No 11, Burrough scored 27 runs in the only innings in which he batted,[2] and took one wicket, that of Norman Yardley, with the ball.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituaries in 1965. Cricinfo. 26 January 2006. Wisden. 13 September 2016.
  2. Web site: George Burrough. Cricket Archive. subscription . 13 September 2016.