George Burton (cricketer)
- George Burton (cricketer)
George Burton (1 May 1851 Hampstead, London - 7 May 1930 Covent Garden, Westminster, London) was an English cricketer.
He began in North London club cricket, before appearing with the Middlesex Colts in 1875. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and round arm right-arm slow bowler in 1881 and played in 111 matches until 1893. From 1883 until 1904 he was a member of the M.C.C. groundstaff and appeared in several matches between 1883 and 1892. He took 608 wickets at an average of 17.18, with a personal best of 10/59. He was awarded two benefit matches at Lord's in 1892 and 1905. He acted as the official scorer of Middlesex CCC for a number of years and also stood as a first-class umpire between 1898 and 1899.
By occupation he was a master coachsmith. His son Frederick Alfred (1885-1978) also played professional cricket for Hertfordshire and M.C.C. and married a daughter of Herbert Hearne.
External links
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10192.html Cricinfo profile]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com Cricket Archive]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/0/639.html Profile by Don Ambrose]
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