Mark Greville Burmester (born 24 January 1968) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in three Test matches and eight One Day Internationals 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 was born at Durban in South Africa and is a past student of Eaglesvale High School in Harare.

Mark Burmester
Personal information
Full name
Mark Greville Burmester
Born (1968-01-24) 24 January 1968 (age 56)
Durban, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 3)18 October 1992 v India
Last Test7 November 1992 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 23)3 March 1992 v New Zealand
Last ODI26 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

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  1. ^ "Where are they now? Zimbabwe's 1992 World Cup win over England". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - Zimbabwe Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Meet Dean". European Tour. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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