Edward Thomas Milburn (born 15 September 1967) is a former English cricketer. Milburn was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Edward Milburn
Personal information
Full name
Edward Thomas Milburn
Born (1967-09-15) 15 September 1967 (age 57)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1991Gloucestershire
1987Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 6 10
Runs scored 86 43
Batting average 21.50 14.33
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 35 21
Balls bowled 453 174
Wickets 5 4
Bowling average 61.40 46.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/43 2/34
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2011

Milburn made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Hampshire in the 1987 County Championship. He made 2 further first-class appearances in 1987 for Warwickshire, against Somerset and Sussex.[1] In his 3 first-class matches for the county, he scored 37 runs at an average of 18.50, with a highest score of 24.[2] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 64.00, with a best analysis of 1/26.[3] He left Warwickshire at the end of the 1989 season.

He later joined Gloucestershire, making his first-class debut for against the touring Indians in 1990. He made 2 further first-class appearances for Gloucestershire, against Hampshire in the 1990 County Championship and Oxford University in 1991.[1] In his 3 matches, Milburn scored 49 runs at an average of 24.50, with a highest score of 35.[2] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 59.66, with best figures of 3/43.[3] He made his List A debut for Gloucestershire in the 1990 Refuge Assurance League against Glamorgan. He made 9 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1991 Refuge Assurance League.[4] In his 10 matches, he scored 43 runs at an average of 14.33, with a highest score of 21,[5] while with the ball he took 4 wickets at an average of 46.50, with best figures of 2/34.[6] Unable to perform consistently at the highest domestic level, Milburn was released by Gloucestershire at the end of the 1991 season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Edward Milburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Milburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Milburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Edward Milburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Milburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Edward Milburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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