About John Burgess
Lived 1880 – 1953 (aged 72). John Burgess was a British cricketer.
John Burgess (22 November 1880 – 2 November 1953) was an English cricketer. Burgess was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire.
Burgess made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Worcestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester in the 1902 County Championship, with him making five further appearances in that season. His next appearance for the county in first-class cricket came in 1908, with two appearances that season, before making a single appearance in the 1911 County Championship and two appearances in the 1913 County Championship, the second of which saw Kent play Leicestershire at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.
He died at East Carlton, Northamptonshire on 2 November 1953. His brother Henry Burgess and nephew Robert Fetherstonhaugh both played first-class cricket.
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Who was John Burgess?
English cricketer (1880-1953)
When was John Burgess born?
John Burgess was born on 22 November 1880 in Carlton Curlieu.
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John Burgess died on 2 November 1953 in East Carlton.
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John Burgess was a cricketer.
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John Burgess was British.
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· DBpedia: John Burgess (cricketer, born 1880)
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