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Gordon Burnham

Gordon Burnham

American-born English cricketer (1886–1964)

Gordon le Roy Burnham (18 December 1886 – 1 September 1964) was an American born English cricketer. Burnham's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in New York City.

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Burnham served in the British Army, graduating from the Royal Military College in October 1906 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with him entering service with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.[1] While serving in India in 1910, Burnham made his first-class debut for the Europeans, making two appearances against the Parsees and the Hindus.[2] He scored 42 runs in his two matches, which came at an average of 14.00, with a high score of 18.[3] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 20.00, with best figures of 2/48.[4] He later played a single first-class match back in England for Sussex against Lancashire in the 1914 County Championship.[2] He batted once in this match, with Burnham being dismissed for a duck by Ralph Whitehead.[5] The start of World War I midway through the 1914 season brought his cricketing career to an end.

In early 1912, Burnham, then a captain, was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia.[6] He had some success in golf tournaments during his time in Australia. In 1912 he finished 5th in the Australian Open and was runner-up in the Australian Amateur a few days later.[7][8] In 1913 he reached the semi-final of the Australian Amateur and won the Victorian Amateur Championship.[9][10][11]

By November 1914, Burnham was again serving with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, this time with the rank of Captain.[12] Burnham survived the First World War, but didn't resume his cricketing career after it. He died at Gessenay, Bern, Switzerland, on 1 September 1964.

References

  1. [1]
    "No. 27957". The London Gazette. 12 October 1906. p. 6861.
  2. [2]
    "First-Class Matches played by Gordon Burnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. [3]
    "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Burnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. [4]
    "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Gordon Burnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Lancashire v Sussex, 1914 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Personal". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 10, 261. New South Wales, Australia. 15 April 1912. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. [7]
    "Golf Championship". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 23, 301. New South Wales, Australia. 16 September 1912. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. [8]
    "Golf". The Age. No. 17, 943. Victoria, Australia. 19 September 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 24 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. [9]
    "Golf". The Age. No. 18240. Victoria, Australia. 3 September 1913. p. 15. Retrieved 24 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. [10]
    "Golf". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 20, 957. Victoria, Australia. 24 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 24 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. [11]
    "VIC Honour Rolls" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  12. [12]
    "No. 29008". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1914. p. 1077.
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