| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Burgess |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire, England |
| Death Place: | East Carlton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Family: | Henry Burgess (brother) Robert Fetherstonhaugh (nephew) |
| Club1: | Leicestershire |
| Year1: | 1902–1913 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 12 |
| Runs1: | 230 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.77 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/2 |
| Date: | 19 January |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10155.html Cricinfo |
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.