Mark Burgess (cricketer)

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Mark Burgess
New Zealand
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	50	26
Runs scored	2684	336
Batting average	31.20	16.80
100s/50s	5/14	0/0
Top score	119*	47
Balls bowled	498	74
Wickets	6	1
Bowling average	35.33	69.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/23	1/10
Catches/stumpings	34/-	8/-
As of 4 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo

Mark Gordon Burgess (born July 17, 1944 in Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer, and a captain of the New Zealand cricket team from 1978 to 1980. He was a right handed batsman, and bowled right-arm off break.

During his reign as captain, New Zealand only won one Test, versus England in Wellington, 1978.

[edit] References

• Cricinfo

Preceded by Glenn Turner

New Zealand national cricket captain 1977/8-1978/9

Succeeded by Geoff Howarth

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 1979 Cricket World Cup 1 Burgess (c) • 2 Cairns • 3 Chatfield • 4 Coney • 5 Edgar • 6 Hadlee • 7 Howarth • 8 Lees (wk) • 9 McKechnie • 10 Morrison • 11 Stott • 12 Troup • 13 Turner • 14 Wright