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Full name Mark Greville Burmester
Born January 24, 1968, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Current age 40 years 264 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Manicaland,Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
4
2
54
30*
27.00
133
40.60
0
0
6
1
1
0
ODIs
8
7
1
109
39
18.16
207
52.65
0
0
7
0
2
0
First-class
22
34
3
796
89
25.67
0
7
18
0
List A
16
13
1
189
39
15.75
0
0
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
4
436
227
3
3/78
3/78
75.66
3.12
145.3
0
0
0
ODIs
8
7
209
213
5
3/36
3/36
42.60
6.11
41.8
0
0
0
First-class
22
2232
1005
30
3/34
33.50
2.70
74.4
0
0
List A
16
487
459
11
3/36
3/36
41.72
5.65
44.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 18-22, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Nov 7-12, 1992 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Napier, Mar 3, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Feb 26, 1995 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1990/91 - 2000/01
List A span
1990/91 - 1995/96
Profile
Mark Burmester was a keen rather than naturally able player, but he made the most of his talent as a right-arm medium-pace bowler, and on his day was a capable batsmen who on occasion opened the innings. He won international recognition when called into the Zimbabwe squad for the 1992 World Cup, playing four matches and dismissing Sachin Tendulkar and Dean Jones. He was subsequently chosen to play in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test (against India) during which he became the first Zimbabwean to take a Test wicket (that of Ravi Shastri). He ended with 3 for 78 but didn't add to his tally in two more outings against New Zealand. A back injury then meant he didn't bowl for almost two seasons and when he returned he had faded from the selectors' minds. Martin Williamson
