James Burns (cricketer)

James Burns (20 June 1866 – 11 September 1957) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex between 1890 and 1896 as a right-handed middle order batter and as an occasional left-arm slow bowler, and for Marylebone Cricket Club in occasional matches up to 1901.[1] He was also a football player who played for West Bromwich Albion and Notts County.[2]

James Burns
Personal information
Born(1866-06-20)20 June 1866
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died11 September 1957(1957-09-11) (aged 91)
Hampstead, London, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890–1896Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 41
Runs scored 1134
Batting average 17.18
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 114
Balls bowled 894
Wickets 15
Bowling average 30.66
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/41
Catches/stumpings 15/0
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2013

Burns and George Higgins both scored centuries in Essex's first-ever County Championship fixture, the match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1895; Burns scored 114 and Higgins 118, and together they put on 205 for the fourth wicket.[3] Neither scored any further centuries in first-class cricket.

References

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  1. ^ "James Burns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ Lemmon, David; Marshall, Mike. Essex County Cricket Club: The Official History (1987 ed.). Kingswood Press (Heinemann). p. 63. ISBN 0 434 98111 7.
  3. ^ "Warwickshire Matches". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1896 ed.). Wisden. p. 116.
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