It's something of a cliché, but Graham Burgess was a good old-fashioned county professional. A medium-pace bowler and a lower middle-order hitter, he played for almost a decade and a half for Somerset, the end of his career coming as the county established itself as a major force in domestic cricket. He made his debut in 1966 and remained a constant in the side until he retired at the end of 1979 (although he returned for a few one-day games). For a time he was the professional at Monmouth School before becoming a full-time umpire.
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Graham Burgess Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	252	414	37	7129	129	18.90	2	-	120	0
List A	210	184	25	3138	73	19.73	0	12	53	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
FC	252	28904	13543	474	7/43	-	28.57	2.81	60.9	-	18	2
List A	210	9825	6287	251	6/25	6/25	25.04	3.83	39.1	4	2	0

Umpire & Referee

Format	Mat	Umpire	TV Umpire
ODIs	2	-	2
WODIs	2	2	-
FC	125	124	1
List A	234	214	20
T20s	36	34	2

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Debut/Last Matches of Graham Burgess

FC Matches

Span

1966 - 1979

List A Matches

Span

1966 - 1982

Recent Matches of Graham Burgess

Player

Umpire

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Minor C vs WORCS	1	0/28	22-May-1982	Wellington	List A
Minor C vs Derbyshire	0	1/39	15-May-1982	Derby	List A
Minor C vs Surrey	7	3/25	30-May-1981	The Oval	List A
Somerset vs Hampshire	4	0/37	22-May-1980	Bournemouth	List A
Somerset vs Surrey	29	0/38	20-May-1980	Taunton	List A

News and Features about Graham Burgess

Luck and a helicopter

The 1976 John Player League went down to the wire... and left the BBC relying on guesswork to avoid backing a losing horse

26-Sep-2009•Martin Williamson

Time to hang up the bats and boots

During the season a number of players announced their retirements, including some major forces on the county scene. Cricinfo recaps those who have decided their playing days are over

29-Sep-2008•Andrew McGlashan

The endearing eccentric

RJO Meyer was one of the most colourful of county cricketers. Here David Foot expands on his exploits and unique outlook on life

30-Apr-2008•David Foot

Photos of Graham Burgess

Steve Kirby bowling study, Burgess the umpire.