| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard Leslie Burton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 1955 Thealby, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1991 | Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Minor Counties North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,26 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Leslie Burton (born 29 January 1955) is a former English cricketer. Burton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Thealby,Lincolnshire. [1]
Despite having not played any form of minor counties cricket,Burton made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Lancashire in the 1974 Benson &Hedges Cup, [2] scoring 5 runs in the match before he was dismissed by Clive Lloyd. [3] Two years later he made his debut for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship. [4] He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire to 1991,making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances,the last of which came against Staffordshire. [4] He also made ten MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. [5] At the time,Lincolnshire were also permitted to take part in the NatWest Trophy,whose matches held List A status. Burton played two List A matches for Lincolnshire,against Surrey in the 1983 NatWest Trophy,and Lancashire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. [2]