Cecil Burke

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = New Zealand
country = New Zealand
country abbrev = NZ
name = Ces Burke
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Legbreak googly
tests = 1
test runs = 4
test bat avg = 2.00
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 3
test balls = 66
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 15.00
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 2/30
test catches/stumpings = 0/-
FCs = 60
FC runs = 959
FC bat avg = 17.43
FC 100s/50s = 0/2
FC top score = 51*
FC balls = 12757
FC wickets = 200
FC bowl avg = 25.99
FC 5s = 7
FC 10s = 1
FC best bowling = 6/23
FC catches/stumpings = 31/-
debut date = 29 March
debut year = 1946
last date = 29 March
last year = 1946
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36315.html Cricinfo

Cecil Burke (born March 27, 1914 in Ellerslie, New Zealand and died August 4, 1987 in Auckland) was a cricketer who played for Auckland and, once, for New Zealand.

A lower-order right-handed batsman and a leg-break and googly bowler, Burke, variously known as Cec or Ces, made his first-class debut for Auckland in 1937-38 and then played regularly for the team up to the 1953-54 season. He was picked as a specialist bowler for the single Test match played in 1945-46 between New Zealand and Australia, which was won comprehensively by the Australians, New Zealand failing to total 100 runs in their two innings combined. Burke took two Australian wickets – Bill Brown and Keith Miller.

He was not picked for the single Test match of the following season, 1946-47, when MCC toured Australia and New Zealand, but was selected for the tour to England in 1949. He had a fairly undistinguished tour, taking 54 wickets at an average of 29.83 and scoring just 171 runs, and did not play in any of the Tests.

References

* [http://stats.rleague.com/tc/players/C/C_Burke.html Cecil Burke statistics]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/734/734.html Cricket Archive]

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DATE OF BIRTH= March 27, 1914
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DATE OF DEATH= August 4, 1987
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