Cuthbert Burnup
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| Full name | Cuthbert James Burnup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 November 1875 Blackheath, Kent |
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| Died | 5 April 1960 (aged 84) Golders Green, Middlesex |
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| Nickname | Pinky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1896–1907 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899–1903 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1898 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 5 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cuthbert James Burnup (21 November 1875 – 5 April 1960), also known as Pinky Burnup, was an English amateur sportsman who played cricket and football around the turn of the 20th century. Burnup played once for the England football team but is more renowned for playing over 200 first-class cricket matches, mainly for Kent County Cricket Club. He was named as one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1903.
Burnup was born in Blackheath, then part of the county of Kent, the son of J M Burnup. He was educated at Malvern School, where he captained the school cricket and racquets teams, and Clare College, Cambridge, gaining Blues in football and cricket. Burnup played for Cambridge University Cricket Club for three years from 1896, leading the University in runs scored in both 1896 and 1898, and the University football team from 1895 to 1898.
Burnup played 79 matches for Corinthian F.C. between 1894 and 1901, scoring 28 times. He played on the left wing and was considered a quick player who could dribble the ball effectively. He toured with Corinthian to South Africa in 1897 and helped the club win the London Charity Cup in the same year. He also played for Old Malvernians F.C.
Whilst at Cambridge, Burnup was selected to represent England against Scotland at Celtic Park in Glasgow in April 1896. The match, part of the 1896–97 British Home Championship, ended with England losing 2–1, the first Scottish victory in the fixture for 20 years. The match did much to signal the end of the reliance of the Football Association on amateur footballers. It was his only game for England.
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