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Full name | Henry Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 May 1879 Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 April 1964 Middleton, Northamptonshire, England | (aged 84)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
John Burgess (brother) Robert Fetherstonhaugh (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1905 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1900–1902 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 19 January 2013 |
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.