Full name Oswald Burton Role Cricket Player Name Oswald Burton | 1901–1905 Derbyshire National side England | |
Born 24 June 1874 ( 1874-06-24 ) Gorton, Manchester, England Bowling style Right-arm medium fast bowler First-class debut 23 May 1901 Derbyshire v MCC Last First-class 21 August 1905 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire Died July 4, 1944, Cabot, Bristol | ||
Batting style Right-handed batsman | ||
Oswald Burton (21 August 1874 – 4 July 1944) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1901 and 1905.
Burton was born at Gorton, Manchester. He made his debut for Derbyshire in a match against MCC in the 1901 season. He was not out for 9 in both innings and took 2 wickets. He next appeared in the 1905 season against Lancashire when he again took 2 wickets but did not bat in either innings. Against Nottinghamshire he was not out in both innings and took one wicket.
Burton was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and in three first-class matches took five wickets at an average of 31.20 with a best performance of 2 for 44. He was a right-hand batsman and played four innings in three first class matches without being out in any of them and with a top score of 9 not out.
Burton died at Kingsdown, Bristol at the age of 69.