| Country: | Scotland |
| Fullname: | Neil William Burnett |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Scotland |
| Year1: | 1986 - 1989 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 4 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 4 |
| Deliveries1: | 78 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 11 |
| Runs2: | 118 |
| Bat Avg2: | 13.11 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/– |
| Top Score2: | 27 |
| Deliveries2: | 332 |
| Wickets2: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 40.50 |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/60 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | –/– |
| Date: | 20 July |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/neil-burnett-25161 Cricinfo |
Neil William Burnett (born 16 December 1961) is an English-born Scottish former cricketer.
Burnett was born at Wolstanton near Newcastle-under-Lyme, where he was initially educated at Wolstanton Grammar School. After moving to Scotland, he continued his education at Arbroath High School. A club cricketer for Arbroath United Cricket Club,[1] Burnett made his debut for Scotland in a List A one-day match against Worcestershire at Glasgow in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup. Over the next three years, Burnett was a regular member of the Scottish one-day side, making eleven appearances across the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy.[2] In his eleven one-day matches, he scored 118 runs at an average of 13.11, with a highest score of 27.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 40.50, with best figures of 2 for 60.[4] In addition to playing one-day cricket for Scotland, Burnett also made a single appearance in first-class cricket against Ireland in 1986,[5] scoring 4 runs in the match and going wicketless across both Ireland innings'.[6]
Burnett later captained Arbroath,[1] and following the end of his playing career he served as club president.[7] Outside of cricket, Burnett was a civil servant.