Full name Eric Burgin Name Eric Burgin Place of birth Pitsmoor, England Role Cricket Player | Height 1.87 m Playing position | |
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Date of birth (1924-01-04)4 January 1924 Date of death 16 November 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 88) Died November 16, 2012, Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
Place of death Sheffield, England | ||
Eric Burgin (4 January 1924 – 16 November 2012) was an English first-class cricketer and a professional footballer.
Career
Born in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, Burgin was a right arm medium pacer who played 12 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He took 31 wickets at an average of 25.64, with a best of 6 for 43 against Surrey. A right-handed lower order bat, he scored 92 runs at 13.14, with a top score of 32 made against Middlesex. Burgin died in November 2012 in Sheffield, aged 88.
Burgin also played professional football; he signed for Sheffield United in December 1946 and played for their reserve team in the Central League. He joined Third Division North club York City in May 1949 and competed with Alan Stewart for the centre half spot in the team. He made 23 appearances before injury forced him to retire in August 1951.