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'''R. C.''' "'''Perry'''" '''Burke''' is a former West Indies [[umpire (cricket)|cricket umpire]] from Jamaica.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burke Will Not Umpire Fifth Test |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113790192/coventry-evening-telegraph/ |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=22 March 1960}}</ref> He stood in six [[Test cricket|Test matches]] between 1954 and 1960.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51427.html |title= Perry Burke |access-date=2 July 2013 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Overall, he umpired 14 [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches, all of them in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], between 1948 and 1960.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perry Burke as Umpire in First-Class Matches |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43864/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> |
'''R. C.''' "'''Perry'''" '''Burke''' (born c.1920) is a former West Indies [[umpire (cricket)|cricket umpire]] from Jamaica.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burke Will Not Umpire Fifth Test |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113790192/coventry-evening-telegraph/ |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=22 March 1960}}</ref> He stood in six [[Test cricket|Test matches]] between 1954 and 1960.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51427.html |title= Perry Burke |access-date=2 July 2013 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Overall, he umpired 14 [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches, all of them in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], between 1948 and 1960.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perry Burke as Umpire in First-Class Matches |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43864/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> |
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During England's tour to the West Indies [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 1953–54|in 1953–54]], Burke gave [[John Holt (cricketer)|John Holt]] out [[Leg before wicket|lbw]] in the first Test in Kingston. As a result, Burke's family was attacked in the crowd.<ref name="Burke">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149412.html |title= The end of the road |access-date=14 August 2017|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> |
During England's tour to the West Indies [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 1953–54|in 1953–54]], Burke gave [[John Holt (cricketer)|John Holt]] out [[Leg before wicket|lbw]] in the first Test in Kingston. As a result, Burke's family was attacked in the crowd.<ref name="Burke">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149412.html |title= The end of the road |access-date=14 August 2017|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> |
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Burke's father, Sam, was also an umpire. |
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Outside of cricket, Burke worked in a government printing office in Kingston.<ref>{{cite news |title=ATTACKS ON TEST UMPIRE'S FAMILY |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113790379/liverpool-echo/ |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=22 January 1954}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:19, 28 November 2022
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| Tests umpired | 6 (1954–1960) |
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R. C. "Perry" Burke (born c.1920) is a former West Indies cricket umpire from Jamaica.[1] He stood in six Test matches between 1954 and 1960.[2] Overall, he umpired 14 first-class matches, all of them in Kingston, Jamaica, between 1948 and 1960.[3]
During England's tour to the West Indies in 1953–54, Burke gave John Holt out lbw in the first Test in Kingston. As a result, Burke's family was attacked in the crowd.[4]
Burke's father, Sam, was also an umpire.
Outside of cricket, Burke worked in a government printing office in Kingston.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Burke Will Not Umpire Fifth Test". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 March 1960. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Perry Burke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Perry Burke as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "The end of the road". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "ATTACKS ON TEST UMPIRE'S FAMILY". Liverpool Echo. 22 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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