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Michael Burns

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Full name Michael Burns
Born February 6, 1969, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire
Current age 39 years 286 days
Major teams Cornwall, Cumberland, Somerset, Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Coach

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
First-class	154	248	14	7648	221	32.68			8	51			142	7
List A	221	207	21	4802	115*	25.81			3	31			101	15
Twenty20	9	7	0	108	36	15.42	100	108.00	0	0	12	1	3	0

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
First-class	154		4751	2885	68	6/54		42.42	3.64	69.8		1
List A	221		1844	1769	58	4/39	4/39	30.50	5.75	31.7	1	0
Twenty20	9	3	36	55	2	1/15	1/15	27.50	9.16	18.0	0	0

Career statistics
First-class span	1992 - 2005
List A span	1991 - 2005
Twenty20 debut	Somerset v Warwickshire at Taunton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Somerset v Northamptonshire at Taunton, Jul 15, 2004 scorecard

Profile

Michael Burns is very much a bits and pieces player. He began his career at Warwickshire as a wicketkeeper-batsman but found opportunities limited and when Dermot Reeve moved to Somerset as their coach in 1997, Burns was one of the first to follow him south. While there was no keeping vacancy, he forced his way into the side as an aggressive batsman whose medium-pace trundlers grew increasingly useful. He became a firm favourite at Taunton, passing 1000 runs in 2002 and 2003, and was appointed captain. When Somerset were relegated from the top flight in 2003 he offered to stand down, but was re-appointed when the county failed to find a suitable replacement. However, when Mark Garaway took over as coach in 2005 he became a victim of the youth policy and decided to retire at the end of the summer. He holds an ECB coaching certificate.
Martin Williamson (April 2004)

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