Shernyl Curzohn Burns (born 11 October 1991) is a West Indian cricketer and sprinter. Burns is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break googly. He was born on Montserrat, who he also represented in sprinting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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| Full name | Shernyl Curzohn Burns | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1991 Montserrat | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2007/08 | Montserrat | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||
In January 2008, Montserrat were invited to take part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Burns made his Twenty20 debut for Montserrat in their preliminary round match against the Turks and Caicos Islands.[1] In the Turks and Caicos Islands innings of 67 for 9, Burns ran out both Donovan Matthews and Sabuton John. He wasn't required to bat in Montserrat's nine wicket victory.[2] He made a second appearance in the following first round match against Nevis,[1] ending Montserrat's unsuccessful chase of 186 unbeaten with a single run.[3] In 2008 and 2009, he played at Under-19 level for the Leeward Islands, making a total of six appearances.[4]
Outside of cricket, he competes in athletics sprinting events for Montserrat.[5] He competed for Montserrat at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, competing in the Men's 100 metres, where he was eliminated in Heat Six and in the Men's 200 metres, where he was eliminated in Heat Eight.[6] He attended the University of the West Indies.[5]
He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Twenty20 Matches played by Shernyl Burns". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Montserrat v Turks and Caicos Islands, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Montserrat v Nevis, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Shernyl Burns". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Shernyl Burns showing great promise at High Performance Centre in Jamaica". Government of Montserrat. www.gov.ms. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Games Results for Shernyl Curzohn Burns". www.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Shernyl Burns". IAAF. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Montserrat at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics". IAAF. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
External links
edit- Shernyl Burns at ESPNcricinfo
- Shernyl Burns at CricketArchive