William Burrough (cricketer)

William Burrough
Personal information
Full name
William George Burrough
Born(1875-07-22)22 July 1875
Clun, Shropshire, England
Died30 December 1939(1939-12-30) (aged 64)
Wedmore Hill House, Somerset, England
Bowling(unknown hand) Fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 4
Runs scored 40
Batting average 5.71
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 11
Balls bowled 546
Wickets 7
Bowling average 49.14
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/102
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

William George Burrough (22 July 1875 – 30 December 1939) played first-class cricket for Somerset in four matches in the 1906 season. He was born in Clun, Shropshire and died in Wedmore, Somerset

Burrough was the third son of the Rev Charles Burrough and his wife, who was born Georgina B. Long. He himself married Lilian Pople in 1907. She died in 1919 and he then married Dorothy Tait in 1921. He had two sons and two daughters by his first marriage. He was a partner in the law firm of Burrough and Hutton in Wedmore.