 The Tasmanian cricket team in 1932. Burrows is standing fourth from left. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arthur Owen Burrows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1903 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1984 (aged 80) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1937 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owen Burrows (17 October 1903 – 4 January 1984) was an Australian cricketer. He played 32 first-class matches between 1923 and 1937, mostly for Tasmania.[1]
Burrows was a pacy opening bowler and useful lower-order batsman. In the 1929–30 season he played a match for Woodfull's XI versus Ryder's XI.[2] His best bowling figures were 5 for 35 in Tasmania's victory over Victoria in 1931-32.[3] In a senior Hobart club match in November 1925, Burrows bowled a ball that, in dismissing a batsman, knocked a bail 83 yards 1 foot 9 inches (76.43 metres), which is believed to be a world record.[4][5]
- ^ "Arthur Burrows". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "NOTES OF THE DAY". The Mercury. 2 December 1929. p. 8.
- ^ "Tasmania v Victoria 1931-32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Wisden 1985, p. 1190.
- ^ "Bail Went 83 Yards". The Sun: 4. 18 December 1925.