Country: | England |
Fullname: | Henry Burgess |
Birth Date: | 5 May 1879 |
Birth Place: | Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire, England |
Death Place: | Middleton, Northamptonshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
Family: | John Burgess (brother) Robert Fetherstonhaugh (nephew) |
Club1: | Northamptonshire |
Year1: | 1905 |
Club2: | Leicestershire |
Year2: | 1900–1902 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 9 |
Runs1: | 63 |
Bat Avg1: | 5.25 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 20 |
Deliveries1: | 900 |
Wickets1: | 11 |
Bowl Avg1: | 50.54 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 3/106 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
Date: | 19 January |
Year: | 2013 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10154.html Cricinfo |
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.
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.