Geoffrey Worth Burch (born 12 April 1937) is a former English cricketer. Burch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who could also play as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Braunstone, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Geoffrey Worth Burch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1937 Braunstone, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 September 2022 Swansea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1964 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burch made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Hampshire in the 1958 County Championship, making six further appearances in that season.[1] The following season he established himself in the Leicestershire team, making 24 first-class appearances in 1959,[1] scoring 724 runs at an average of 20.11. He also made three half centuries with a high score of 64 not out,[2] which he made against Nottinghamshire.[3] Burch didn't play for Leicestershire again until 1963, making three appearances in that season,[1] before making twelve first-class appearances in 1964, the last of which came against Essex in the 1964 County Championship.[1] Burch scored 254 runs in his final season with Leicestershire, at an average of 15.00 and with a single half century score of 59 against Hampshire.[2][4] Burch played a total of 46 first-class matches for Leicestershire, scoring 1,067 runs at an average of 15.46, with a high score of 64 not out. In the field he took 55 catches.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Burch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Geoffrey Burch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, 1959 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Hampshire v Leicestershire, 1964 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Burch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
External links
edit- Geoffrey Burch at ESPNcricinfo
- Geoffrey Burch at CricketArchive