Perry Burke

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Perry Burke
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Bornc.1920
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Tests  umpired6 (1954–1960)
Source: Cricinfo, 2 July 2013

R. C. "Perry" Burke (born c.1920) is a former West Indies cricket umpire from Jamaica. [1] He stood in six Test matches between 1954 and 1960. [2] Overall, he umpired 14 first-class matches, all of them in Kingston, Jamaica, between 1948 and 1960. [3]

During England's tour to the West Indies in 1953–54, Burke gave John Holt out lbw in the first Test in Kingston. As a result, Burke's family was attacked in the crowd. [4]

Burke's father, Sam, was also an umpire.

Outside of cricket, Burke worked in a government printing office in Kingston. [5]

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References

  1. "Burke Will Not Umpire Fifth Test". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 March 1960. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "Perry Burke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. "Perry Burke as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. "The end of the road". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "ATTACKS ON TEST UMPIRE'S FAMILY". Liverpool Echo. 22 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2022.