About George Burnett
Lived 1824 – 1915 (aged 91). George Burnett was a cricketer.
George Richards Burnett (23 March 1824 – 13 April 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and distiller.
Biography Burnett was born at Streatham in March 1824. He made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury in 1849 and Lord's in 1850. He scored 31 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 13. Burnett was a distiller based at Vauxhall by profession. Burnett died at Hove in April 1915, aged 91.
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Who was George Burnett?
English cricketer and distiller
When was George Burnett born?
George Burnett was born on 23 March 1824 in Streatham.
When did George Burnett die?
George Burnett died on 13 April 1915 in Hove.
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George Burnett was a cricketer.
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