Tolly Burnett
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| Full name | Anthony Compton Burnett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1923 Chipstead, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 1993 (aged 69) Wexham, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tolly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony "Tolly" Compton Burnett (26 October 1923 – 31 May 1993) was an English cricketer. Burnett was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Chipstead, Surrey, and was educated at Lancing College.[1]
Burnett served in the Second World War before going to Pembroke College, Cambridge. He had a successful season as a batsman with the University team in 1949 and a few matches again in 1950 before becoming a science master at Eton College.[2] After that he played only club cricket until his mid-30s, when Glamorgan, who were looking for somebody to take over the captaincy when Wilf Wooller retired, decided to give him a trial in the 1958 season. After eight matches in which he scored only 71 runs in 11 innings, Burnett returned to Eton.[3] His highest first-class score was 79 not out for Cambridge University against Middlesex in 1949.[4]
Burnett later changed his name to Anthony Compton-Burnett.[1] His son, Richard Compton-Burnett, played one first-class match for Cambridge University in 1981.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player profile: Tolly Burnett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Tolly Burnett". Glamorgan Cricket Archives. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Wisden 1994, p. 1337.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Middlesex 1949". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Richard Compton-Burnett". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2024.