Mark Burgess (cricketer)

Mark Burgess

Burgess in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Mark Gordon Burgess
Born	(1944-07-17) 17 July 1944 (age 80) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Relations	Gordon Burgess (father)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1968–1981)
Test debut (cap 112)	15 February 1968 v India
Last Test	26 December 1980 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 1)	11 February 1973 v Pakistan
Last ODI	3 February 1981 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1966/67–1979/80	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 50 26 192 42 Runs scored 2,684 336 10,281 603 Batting average 31.20 16.80 35.82 17.73 100s/50s 5/14 0/0 20/62 0/0 Top score 119* 47 146 47 Balls bowled 498 74 2,328 217 Wickets 6 1 30 4 Bowling average 35.33 69.00 38.26 38.25 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/23 1/10 3/23 2/28 Catches/stumpings 34/– 8/– 152/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2017

Mark Gordon Burgess (born 17 July 1944) is a former cricketer who played Test cricket for New Zealand from 1968 to 1980, captaining the team from 1978 to 1980. A right-handed batsman, who bowled right-arm off-breaks, Burgess played in New Zealand's first One Day International (ODI) in 1973.

His father Gordon Burgess played for Auckland between 1940–41 and 1954–55^[1] and managed the New Zealand team that toured England, India and Pakistan in 1969.