Mark Burmester

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Mark Burmester
Personal information
Full nameMark Greville Burmester
Born (1968-01-24) 24 January 1968 (age 54)
Durban, South Africa
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  3)18 October 1992 v  India
Last Test7 November 1992 v  New Zealand
ODI debut(cap  23)3 March 1992 v  New Zealand
Last ODI26 February 1995 v  Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches38
Runs scored54109
Batting average 27.0018.16
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score30*39
Balls bowled436209
Wickets 35
Bowling average 75.6642.60
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling3/783/36
Catches/stumpings 1/-2/-
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2017

Mark Greville Burmester (born 24 January 1968, Durban, South Africa) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 8 ODIs between 1992 and 1995. He played in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, opening the bowling he became the first Zimbabwean to take a Test wicket. [1] He is a past student of Eaglesvale High School.

In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. [2] [3] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic. [4]

His son, Dean Burmester, is a professional golfer. [5]

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References

  1. "Where are they now? Zimbabwe's 1992 World Cup win over England". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - Zimbabwe Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "Meet Dean". European Tour. Retrieved 19 September 2022.