| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oswald Burton | |||
| Born | 24 June 1874 Gorton, Manchester, England |
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| Died | 4 July 1944 (aged 70) Kingsdown, Bristol, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium fast bowler | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1901–1905 | Derbyshire | |||
| First-class debut | 23 May 1901 Derbyshire v MCC | |||
| Last First-class | 21 August 1905 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 3 | |||
| Runs scored | 21 | |||
| Batting average | ||||
| 100s/50s | / | |||
| Top score | 9* | |||
| Balls bowled | 232 | |||
| Wickets | 5 | |||
| Bowling average | 31.20 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | ||||
| 10 wickets in match | ||||
| Best bowling | 2-44 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 2/- | |||
| Source: [1], October 2011 | ||||
Oswald Burton (21 August 1874 – 4 July 1944) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1901 and 1905.
Burton was born at Gorton, Manchester. He made his debut for Derbyshire in a match against MCC in the 1901 season. He was not out for 9 in both innings and took 2 wickets. He next appeared in the 1905 season against Lancashire when he again took 2 wickets but did not bat in either innings. Against Nottinghamshire he was not out in both innings and took one wicket.
Burton was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and in three first-class matches took five wickets at an average of 31.20 with a best performance of 2 for 44. He was a right-hand batsman and played four innings in three first class matches without being out in any of them and with a top score of 9 not out.[1]
Burton died at Kingsdown, Bristol at the age of 69.