John Burgess (cricketer)
Encyclopedia
John Burgess was an English professional cricket
er who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1795.
and played for the Woolwich club into the 19th century .
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1795.
Career
He was mainly associated with KentKent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
and played for the Woolwich club into the 19th century .