| Tolly Burnett | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Anthony Compton Burnett |
| Nickname: | Tolly |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Chipstead, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Wexham, Berkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Glamorgan |
| Year1: | 1958 |
| Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year2: | 1951 |
| Club3: | Cambridge University |
| Year3: | 1949–1950 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 27 |
| Runs1: | 790 |
| Bat Avg1: | 23.23 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/5 |
| Top Score1: | 79 |
| Deliveries1: | 24 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 20/– |
| Date: | 28 October |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9302.html Cricinfo |
Anthony "Tolly" Compton Burnett (26 October 1923 – 31 May 1993) was an English cricketer. Burnett was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Chipstead, Surrey, and was educated at Lancing College.[1]
Burnett served in the Second World War before going to Pembroke College, Cambridge. He had a successful season as a batsman with the University team in 1949 and a few matches again in 1950 before becoming a science master at Eton College.[2] After that he played only club cricket until his mid-30s, when Glamorgan, who were looking for somebody to take over the captaincy when Wilf Wooller retired, decided to give him a trial in the 1958 season. After eight matches in which he scored only 71 runs in 11 innings, Burnett returned to Eton.[3] His highest first-class score was 79 not out for Cambridge University against Middlesex in 1949.[4]
Burnett later changed his name to Anthony Compton-Burnett.[1] His son, Richard Compton-Burnett, played one first-class match for Cambridge University in 1981.[5]