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William Beaumont Burns (29 August 1883 – 7 July 1916) was an English cricketer who played more than 200 first-class matches in the early 20th century, the great bulk of them for Worcestershire, for whom he filled in as captain on a number of occasions when the usual incumbents were not available. Burns' obituary in ''Wisden'' described him as a "dashing, hard-hitting batsman" but added that his bowling — which he scarcely pursued until the middle of his career — had to be considered suspect: "the fairness of his delivery was often questioned — and not without good reason". 〔Deaths in the war. ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 1917.〕 Born in Rugeley, Staffordshire, Burns played for that county in the Minor Counties Championship while aged just 16, but his debut came in May 1903 when he represented Worcestershire against Oxford University at The Parks, making 3 and 35. He also played that season against Cambridge University and the Philadelphians, but could not appear in the County Championship because he had not yet qualified. 〔 In 1904 Burns became a near-regular, appearing 19 times, and he finished with 834 runs at 26.00, including an innings of 165 in 180 minutes against Oxford University. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Burns (cricketer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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