William Burgess (cricketer)

William Burgess

Personal information
Full name	William Arthur Burgess
Born	(1888-01-31)31 January 1888 Williton, Somerset, England
Died	20 June 1970(1970-06-20) (aged 82) Minehead, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm (unknown style)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1921–1922	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 7 Runs scored 211 Batting average 17.58 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 79 Balls bowled 534 Wickets 6 Bowling average 41.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/39 Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

William Arthur Burgess (31 January 1888 at Williton, Somerset – 20 June 1970 at Minehead, Somerset), played seven first-class cricket matches for Somerset in 1921 and 1922.

Biography

Burgess was a right-handed middle order batsman and a left-arm bowler. He passed 50 in an innings only once, making 79 and sharing in a fourth wicket partnership of 128 with Ulick Considine in the match against Worcestershire at Taunton in July 1921.[1]

See also

• William Burgess at www.cricketarchive.com

References

1. "Somerset v Worcestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 18 May 2007.