Full name Robert Lingen Burton Name Robert Burton 1964–1978 Shropshire | Bowling style Right-arm medium Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player | |
Born 20 April 1943 (age 80) ( 1943-04-20 ) Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Robert Lingen Burton (born 20 April 1943) is a Trinidadian born former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago.
Burton made his debut for Shropshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against the Somerset Second XI. Burton played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1964 to 1978, which included 113 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearancees, against Yorkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup and Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 53 runs at an average of 17.66, with a high score of 47.
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