James Burke (cricketer)
For the Australian Test cricketer, see Jim Burke (cricketer).
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| Full name | James Edward Burke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 January 1991 Plymouth, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012, 2014 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only First-class | 31 March 2012 Somerset v Cardiff MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Twenty20 debut | 27 June 2014 Somerset v Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 6 August 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Edward Burke (born 25 January 1991) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-fast bowler. He made his first-class debut for Somerset against Cardiff MCC University, on 31 March 2012.[1] Burke plays club cricket for Budleigh Salterton CC in the Premier Division of the Devon Cricket League.
Having been released by Somerset at the end of the 2011 season, Burke enjoyed a successful return to the Second XI in 2013 and he was rewarded with a summer contract with Somerset for the 2014 season.[2]
On 1 September 2014, Surrey County Cricket Club announced the signing of Burke on a two-year contract from the end of the 2014 season.[3]
References
- ↑ "James Regan named as ‘keeper for Cardiff MCCU game". Somerset CCC. 30 March 2012.
- ↑ "Three New Somerset Contracts". Somerset County Cricket Club. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "James Burke: Surrey to sign Somerset all-rounder". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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