Perry Burke

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Perry Burke
Personal information
Bornc.1920
Umpiring information
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.


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