Gordon le Roy Burnham (18 December 1886 – 1 September 1964) was an American born English cricketer. Burnham's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in New York City.
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| Full name | Gordon le Roy Burnham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1886-12-18)18 December 1886 New York City, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 September 1964(1964-09-01) (aged 77) Gessenay, Bern, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910/11 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burnham served in the British Army, graduating from the Royal Military College in October 1906 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with him entering service with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.[1] While serving in India in 1910, Burnham made his first-class debut for the Europeans, making two appearances against the Parsees and the Hindus.[2] He scored 42 runs in his two matches, which came at an average of 14.00, with a high score of 18.[3] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 20.00, with best figures of 2/48.[4] He later played a single first-class match back in England for Sussex against Lancashire in the 1914 County Championship.[2] He batted once in this match, with Burnham being dismissed for a duck by Ralph Whitehead.[5] The start of World War I midway through the 1914 season brought his cricketing career to an end.
In early 1912, Burnham, then a captain, was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia.[6] He had some success in golf tournaments during his time in Australia. In 1912 he finished 5th in the Australian Open and was runner-up in the Australian Amateur a few days later.[7][8] In 1913 he reached the semi-final of the Australian Amateur and won the Victorian Amateur Championship.[9][10][11]
By November 1914, Burnham was again serving with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, this time with the rank of Captain.[12] Burnham survived the First World War, but didn't resume his cricketing career after it. He died at Gessenay, Bern, Switzerland, on 1 September 1964.