Frederick Burton (English cricketer)

Frederick Alfred Burton (28 December 1885 – 7 January 1978) was an English cricketer active from the early 1910s to the early 1930s. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Burton played in half a dozen first-class cricket matches, but was mostly associated with Hertfordshire in minor counties cricket. The son of first-class cricketer George Burton, he was born at Islington, Middlesex, and died at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. His father-in-law was George Hearne of the Hearne family.

Frederick Burton
Personal information
Full name
Frederick Alfred Burton
Born28 September 1885
Islington, Middlesex, England
Died7 January 1978(1978-01-07) (aged 92)
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsGeorge Burton (father)
George Hearne (father-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924Minor Counties
1921–1925Marylebone Cricket Club
1910–1932Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 99
Batting average 12.37
100s/50s –/–
Top score 35*
Balls bowled 1,116
Wickets 11
Bowling average 51.27
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/101
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 December 2014

Cricket career

Burton made his debut for Hertfordshire against the Surrey Second XI in the 1910 Minor Counties Championship,[1] with him featuring in 43 Minor Counties Championship matches before the suspension of county cricket in September 1914 due to the First World War.[1]

He resumed his minor counties career with Hertfordshire following the conclusion of the war. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1921, playing two matches at Lord's against Cambridge University and Oxford University.[2] He appeared in first-class cricket for the MCC the following season against Cambridge University, while in 1924 he was selected to represent a combined Minor Counties cricket team against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI.[2] Two further first-class matches for the MCC followed in 1925, against Wales and Oxford University,[2] before playing in a final first-class match for the East of England against the touring New Zealanders in 1927.[2] In seven first-class matches, Burton scored 99 runs at an average of 12.37, with a high score of 35 not out,[3] while with the ball he took 11 wickets, averaging 51.27 per wicket, with best figures of 4/101.[3] His minor counties career with Hertfordshire ended in 1932, by which time he had appeared in 171 Minor Counties Championship matches.[1]

Besides playing, Burton also stood as an umpire in eight first-class matches between 1922 and 1930.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Frederick Burton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Burton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. "Player profile: Frederick Burton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. "Frederick Burton as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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