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Mark Burns (cricketer)
Mark Ian Burns (born 18 September 1967) is an English cricketer. Burns is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Bury, Lancashire. Burns made his debut for Cumberland in the 2002 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Northumberland. He played one more Trophy match in 2002, against the Durham Cricket Board. His Minor Counties Championship debut came against Suffolk in the same season, with Burms making a further appearance against Bedfordshire. In his sole season with Cumberland, Smith played two List A matches against the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board and Devon, both in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2002. His only List A run came against Devon, with Burns being dismissed by Andrew Procter in that match. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made 2 stumping Stumped is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket, which involves the wicket-keeper putting down the wicket whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury, Lancashire
Bury ( ) is a market town on the River Irwell in Greater Manchester, England. Metropolitan Borough of Bury is administered from the town, which had an estimated population of 78,723 in 2015. The town is within the Historic counties of England, historic county boundaries of Lancashire. It emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town manufacturing textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textiles. The town is known for the open-air Bury Market and black pudding, the traditional local dish. Sir Robert Peel was born in the town. Peel was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who founded the Metropolitan Police and the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. A Peel Memorial, Bury, memorial and Peel Monument, monument for Peel, the former stands outside Bury parish church and the latter overlooks the borough on Ramsbottom, Holcombe Hill. The town is east of Bolton and southwest of Rochdale. It is northwest of Manchester, having a Manchester Metrolink t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
