Mervyn Burden

Mervyn Burden
Mervyn Burden
Personal information
Full name Mervyn Derek Burden
Born 4 October 1930(1930-10-04)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died 9 November 1987(1987-11-09) (aged 57)
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off-break
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
Years Team
1953–1963 Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 174
Runs scored 901
Batting average 6.82
100s/50s –/1
Top score 51
Balls bowled 29,210
Wickets 481
Bowling average 26.11
5 wickets in innings 23
10 wickets in match 4
Best bowling 8/38
Catches/stumpings 76/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2009

Mervyn Derek Burden (4 October 1930 – 9 November 1987) was an English cricketer. Burden was a right-arm off break bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman.

Burden initially had a trial with Hampshire in 1947, reportedly turning up with no pads or bat. His first delivery of his trial flew over the nets without bouncing and shattered a dining-room window.[1]

Burden played first-class cricket for 11 seasons, making his debut in 1953 against Worcestershire. Over the next ten years he made 174 appearances for the club, taking 481 wickets with his off breaks. His batting yielded few results, with Burden making only one half century in his career, that being a score of 51 runs as a nightwatchman against Warwickshire in 1960. Burden helped Hampshire win the 1961 County Championship, taking 50 wickets during their title winning campaign. His final first-class match for Hampshire came in the 1963 County Championship against Glamorgan. He was included in a 2005 list of Hampshire cricket cult figures.[1]

Burden died in Whitchurch, Hampshire on 9 November 1987.

References

  1. ^ a b "Hampshire cult heroes". http://www.cricinfo.com.+December 2005. http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/229628.html. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 

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