George Burrough

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George Burrough
Personal information
Full name
George Baker Burrough
Born(1907-02-08)8 February 1907
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Died9 May 1965(1965-05-09) (aged 58)
Butleigh, Somerset, England
Bowling(unknown hand) Slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 27
Batting average 27.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 27
Balls bowled 120
Wickets 1
Bowling average 38.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/23
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

George Baker Burrough (8 February 1907 — 9 May 1965) was an English cricketer. He was a slow bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Glastonbury and died in Butleigh.

Burrough made a single first-class appearance for Somerset during the 1936 season, against Cambridge University at Taunton,[1] the first time Cambridge had played on that ground. Batting at No 11, Burrough scored 27 runs in the only innings in which he batted,[2] and took one wicket, that of Norman Yardley, with the ball.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obituaries in 1965". Cricinfo. Wisden. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ "George Burrough". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 13 September 2016.