Norman Burrell
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| Full name | Norman Sidney John Burrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1900 Havering , Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1929/30 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norman Sidney John Burrell (17 September 1900 — 7 November 1986) was an English first-class cricketer and an important figure in colonial cricket in Lahore.
Burrell was born at
British India, where he resided at Lahore. Burrell was an important figure in the Lahore Gymkhana Club, becoming its cricket secretary in 1927.[3] Whilst in Lahore, he featured twice in first-class cricket, firstly for the Punjab Governor's XI against Northern India in March 1928, and later for the Europeans cricket team against the Muslims in the 1929–30 Lahore Tournament.[4] In these matches, he scored 7 runs and went wicketless.[5] Burrell played club cricket in Northern India, and alongside Roland Ingram-Johnson, he was the only club cricketer to pass 1,000 runs for the season in 1927.[6] He married Mary Gillert in April 1934 at All Saints Church, Srinagar.[7]
Following the
Havering
in November 1986.
References
- ^ a b "Friday October 1968". Brentwood Gazette. 4 October 1968. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Norman Sidney John Burrell". www.livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "The revised team". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore. 15 March 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Norman Burrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Player profile: Norman Burrell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "The Sportsman's Diary". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore. 25 April 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A wedding in Kashmir". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore. 7 April 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crescent players honoured". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore. 22 April 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Nurseries of cricket". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore. 27 March 1959. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.