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Mark Greville Burmester (born 24 January 1968, Durban, South Africa) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 8 ODIs between 1992 and 1995. He played in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, opening the bowling he became the first Zimbabwean to take a Test wicket.[1] He is a past student of Eaglesvale High School.

Mark Burmester

Personal information
Full name	Mark Greville Burmester
Born	(1968-01-24) 24 January 1968 (age 54) Durban, South Africa
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (1992-1995)
Test debut (cap 3)	18 October 1992 v India
Last Test	7 November 1992 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 23)	3 March 1992 v New Zealand
Last ODI	26 February 1995 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 3 8 Runs scored 54 109 Batting average 27.00 18.16 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 30* 39 Balls bowled 436 209 Wickets 3 5 Bowling average 75.66 42.60 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/78 3/36 Catches/stumpings 1/- 2/-
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2017

In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[2][3] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]

His son, Dean Burmester, is a professional golfer.[5]

References

External links

• Cricinfo: a short biography

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