Full Name

Jack Tony Arthur Burnham

Born

January 18, 1997, Durham

Age

27y 71d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

Education

Deerness Valley Comprehensive School, Durham

Jack Burnham had marked himself out as a one to watch at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, when his tally of 418 runs with three centuries surpassed the previous best for England - set by no less a batsman than Alastair Cook. However, his career suffered a considerable setback in 2017, when he tested positive for a third time for recreational drugs. That resulted in a season-long ban, but Durham stood by him and he was able to make an encouraging return in 2019.

A middle-order batsman of fine potential, Burnham returned home from Bangladesh to fill Durham's No. 4 spot, aged just 19. He delivered a maiden first-class hundred in a Championship match against Surrey at The Oval and a solid season underlined his promise.

But 2017 was stop-start, with the real reasons only revealed at the end of the summer. His first two positive drugs tests had remained confidential under ECB guidelines (a three-week absence on the second occasion was conveniently explained away by a broken finger, which he had suffered at the time), but his misdemeanours were finally made public in October when his ban was announced.

Burnham's year in the wilderness involved moving back home, time spent labouring for a friend's firm - "to go away and see what other people have to do to make the money to get by in life was a big eye-opener" - and rehabilitation work with the Professional Cricketers' Association. Although there was no fairytale hundred in his comeback summer, 598 runs at 27.18 hinted at better things to come.
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Jack Burnham Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC52877204513525.56426947.9021127417170
List A13821394523.1617479.880011340
T20s2620119453*10.2121888.9901125100

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC52861170---1.67-000
List A13------------
T20s261100-----000

Recent Matches of Jack Burnham

Photos of Jack Burnham

Will Young and Jack Burnham both made hundreds as Durham dominated at Chester-le-Street
Jack Burnham cracks a six late in the day to lift Durham's victory hopes
Jack Burnham is bowled as Durham slump to defeat
Jack Burnham ground out 34 off 113 balls
Jack Burnham flicks the ball to leg
Jack Burnham reaches his maiden Championship century