Mark Burmester

Mark Greville Burmester (born 24 January 1968, Durban, South Africa) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 8 ODIs between 1992 and 1995. He played in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, opening the bowling he became the first Zimbabwean to take a Test wicket. He is a past student of Eaglesvale High School.

Mark Burmester
Personal information
Full nameMark Greville Burmester
Born (1968-01-24) 24 January 1968
Durban, South Africa
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 3)18 October 1992 v India
Last Test7 November 1992 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 23)3 March 1992 v New Zealand
Last ODI26 February 1995 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 3 8
Runs scored 54 109
Batting average 27.00 18.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 30* 39
Balls bowled 436 209
Wickets 3 5
Bowling average 75.66 42.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/78 3/36
Catches/stumpings 1/- 2/-
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2017

In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[1][2] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

References

  1. "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - Zimbabwe Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.


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