About James Burns
Lived 1866 – 1957 (aged 91). James Burns was a British cricketer.
James Burns (20 June 1866 – 11 September 1957) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex between 1890 and 1896 as a right-handed middle order batter and as an occasional left-arm slow bowler, and for Marylebone Cricket Club in occasional matches up to 1901. He was also a football player who played for West Bromwich Albion and Notts County.
Burns and George Higgins both scored centuries in Essex's first-ever County Championship fixture, the match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1895; Burns scored 114 and Higgins 118, and together they put on 205 for the fourth wicket. Neither scored any further centuries in first-class cricket.
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Who was James Burns?
cricketer (1866-1957)
When was James Burns born?
James Burns was born on 20 June 1866 in Liverpool.
When did James Burns die?
James Burns died on 11 September 1957 in Hampstead.
What was James Burns's occupation?
James Burns was a cricketer.
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James Burns was British.
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· DBpedia: James Burns (cricketer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Burns. https://biography.guide/james-burns/
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