Burton was born in February 1944 at Bulawayo, in what was then a part of Southern Rhodesia. He was educated at Umtali Boys' High School.[1] Burton was selected to represent a South African Schools XI in cricket, before gaining first-class experience with Eastern Province.[2] He debuted for Eastern Province against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Port Elizabeth in 1964. He played first-class cricket intermittently for Eastern Province until November 1967, making five appearances.[3] He took 7 wickets for Eastern Province with his off break bowling, in addition to scoring 102 runs.[4][5]
Burton went up to Mansfield College at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1968. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his varsity debut against Lancashire at Oxford in 1969. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1971, making 31 appearances.[3] Burton took 70 wickets for Oxford at an average of 40.24. He took a five wicket haul on two occasions, with best figures of 5 for 96,[4] which came against Nottinghamshire in 1970.[6] As a batsman, he scored 719 runs at a batting average of 15.63 and with a high score of 84.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford, Burton also appeared in a single match for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring West Indians in 1969.[3] He captained Oxford in 1969–70, the first Rhodes Scholar to do so.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Player profile: Mike Burton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^Murray, Bruce; Parry, Richard; Winch, Jonty (2018). Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971: From Union to Isolation. Springer. p. 157. ISBN978-3319936086.
^ abc"First-Class Matches played by Mike Burton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ ab"First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mike Burton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ ab"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mike Burton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^"Oxford University v Nottinghamshire, 1970". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
mike, burton, cricketer, michael, john, whitehead, burton, born, february, 1944, zimbabwean, former, first, class, cricketer, mike, burtonpersonal, informationfull, namemichael, john, whitehead, burtonborn, 1944, february, 1944, bulawayo, southern, rhodesiabat. Michael St John Whitehead Burton born 14 February 1944 is a Zimbabwean former first class cricketer Mike BurtonPersonal informationFull nameMichael St John Whitehead BurtonBorn 1944 02 14 14 February 1944 age 80 Bulawayo Southern RhodesiaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off breakDomestic team informationYearsTeam1964 65 1967 68Eastern Province1969 1971Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 37Runs scored 821Batting average 15 20100s 50s 2Top score 84Balls bowled 7 308Wickets 77Bowling average 43 075 wickets in innings 210 wickets in match Best bowling 5 69Catches stumpings 15 Source Cricinfo 23 May 2020Burton was born in February 1944 at Bulawayo in what was then a part of Southern Rhodesia He was educated at Umtali Boys High School 1 Burton was selected to represent a South African Schools XI in cricket before gaining first class experience with Eastern Province 2 He debuted for Eastern Province against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Port Elizabeth in 1964 He played first class cricket intermittently for Eastern Province until November 1967 making five appearances 3 He took 7 wickets for Eastern Province with his off break bowling in addition to scoring 102 runs 4 5 Burton went up to Mansfield College at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1968 While studying at Oxford he played first class cricket for Oxford University making his varsity debut against Lancashire at Oxford in 1969 He played first class cricket for Oxford until 1971 making 31 appearances 3 Burton took 70 wickets for Oxford at an average of 40 24 He took a five wicket haul on two occasions with best figures of 5 for 96 4 which came against Nottinghamshire in 1970 6 As a batsman he scored 719 runs at a batting average of 15 63 and with a high score of 84 5 In addition to playing first class cricket for Oxford Burton also appeared in a single match for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring West Indians in 1969 3 He captained Oxford in 1969 70 the first Rhodes Scholar to do so 7 References edit Player profile Mike Burton CricketArchive Retrieved 24 May 2020 Murray Bruce Parry Richard Winch Jonty 2018 Cricket and Society in South Africa 1910 1971 From Union to Isolation Springer p 157 ISBN 978 3319936086 a b c First Class Matches played by Mike Burton CricketArchive Retrieved 24 May 2020 a b First class Bowling For Each Team by Mike Burton CricketArchive Retrieved 24 May 2020 a b First class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mike Burton CricketArchive Retrieved 24 May 2020 Oxford University v Nottinghamshire 1970 CricketArchive Retrieved 24 May 2020 Mansfield College Magazine Mansfield College Oxford p 24 Retrieved 24 May 2020 External links editMike Burton at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Burton cricketer amp oldid 1165039300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
