Charles Burgess (cricketer)

Charles Thomas Burgess (30 June 1886 – 14 January 1978) was an English cricketer. Burgess was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born at Hastings, Sussex.

Charles Burgess
Personal information
Full name
Charles Thomas Burgess
Born(1886-06-30)30 June 1886
Hastings, Sussex, England
Died14 January 1978(1978-01-14) (aged 91)
Crediton, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1919Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 1.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 2
Balls bowled 68
Wickets 3
Bowling average 13.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/39
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2011

Burgess made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at the County Ground, Hove in the 1919 County Championship.[1] In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for 2 runs by Benjamin Flint. Burgess took 3 wickets in Nottinghamshire's first and only innings, finishing with figures of 3/39 from eleven overs. He was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's second-innings, this time becoming one of Tom Richmond's 6 wickets. Nottinghamshire won the match by an innings and 175 runs.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

He died at Crediton, Devon on 14 January 1978.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Burgess". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Sussex v Nottinghamshire, 1919 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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