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| Born | 24 June 1874 Gorton, Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 July 1944 (aged 70) Kingsdown, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901–1905 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 23 May 1901 Derbyshire v MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 21 August 1905 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Marylebone Cricket Club (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.[1]
Burton died at Kingsdown, Bristol at the age of 69.
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