Burns was a fast-medium bowler and lower-order batsman. He helped Trinidad and Tobago win the final of the Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy in 1978–79 and 1980–81. In 1978–79, he made 21 not out and took 5 for 40 and won the man of the match award.[1] In 1980-81, he took 2 for 26 off 10 overs and was not required to bat in Trinidad and Tobago's four-wicket victory.[2] He later served as chief selector for the Trinidad and Tobago team.[3]
alec, burns, cricketer, alec, george, burns, born, july, 1948, former, cricketer, played, first, class, list, cricket, trinidad, tobago, east, trinidad, from, 1971, 1981, alec, burnspersonal, informationfull, namealec, george, burnsborn, 1948, july, 1948, trin. Alec George Burns born 23 July 1948 is a former cricketer who played first class and List A cricket for Trinidad and Tobago and East Trinidad from 1971 to 1981 Alec BurnsPersonal informationFull nameAlec George BurnsBorn 1948 07 23 23 July 1948 age 75 TrinidadBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumRelationsMarc Burns son Domestic team informationYearsTeam1970 71 to 1978 79East Trinidad1978 79 to 1980 81Trinidad and TobagoCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 21 8Runs scored 429 60Batting average 16 50 30 00100s 50s 0 1 0 0Top score 53 26Balls bowled 2131 401Wickets 38 17Bowling average 24 36 13 945 wickets in innings 0 110 wickets in match 0 n aBest bowling 4 44 5 40Catches stumpings 11 2 Source Cricinfo 13 July 2019 Burns was a fast medium bowler and lower order batsman He helped Trinidad and Tobago win the final of the Geddes Grant Harrison Line Trophy in 1978 79 and 1980 81 In 1978 79 he made 21 not out and took 5 for 40 and won the man of the match award 1 In 1980 81 he took 2 for 26 off 10 overs and was not required to bat in Trinidad and Tobago s four wicket victory 2 He later served as chief selector for the Trinidad and Tobago team 3 His son Marc Burns is an Olympic sprinter 4 References edit Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados 1978 79 CricketArchive Retrieved 13 July 2019 Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago 1980 81 CricketArchive Retrieved 13 July 2019 Bravo explains omission T amp T Guardian 12 November 2014 Retrieved 13 July 2019 PAN hailed as T amp T celebrates 50th anniversary of Independence T amp T Guardian 16 August 2012 Retrieved 13 July 2019 External links editAlec Burns at ESPNcricinfo Alec Burns at CricketArchive nbsp This biographical article relating to Trinidad and Tobago cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alec Burns cricketer amp oldid 1209053399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
