Jim Burke (cricketer)

Jim Burke

Burke in 1954
Personal information
Full name	James Wallace Burke
Born	(1930-06-12)12 June 1930 Mosman, New South Wales
Died	2 February 1979(1979-02-02) (aged 48) Manly, New South Wales
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 187)	2 February 1951 v England
Last Test	13 February 1959 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 24 130 Runs scored 1,280 7,563 Batting average 34.59 45.01 100s/50s 3/5 21/35 Top score 189 220 Balls bowled 814 8,540 Wickets 8 101 Bowling average 28.75 29.11 5 wickets in innings 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/37 6/40 Catches/stumpings 18/0 58/0
Source: CricInfo

James Wallace Burke (12 June 1930 – 2 February 1979) was an Australian cricketer who played in 24 Test matches from 1951 to 1959. Burke holds the record for the most innings in a complete career without scoring a duck, with 44.^[1]