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{{Short description|American-born English cricketer (1886–1964)}}
{{about||the American businessman|Gordon W. Burnham}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| country = England
| full_name = Gordon le Roy Burnham
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|12|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], <br>[[United States]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|9|1|1886|12|18|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Saanen|Gessenay]], [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], [[Switzerland]]
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Unknown
| bowling = Unknown
| role =
| family =
| club1 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
| year1 = 1914
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans (India)]]
| year2 = 1910/11
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 42
| bat avg1 = 10.50
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 18
| deliveries1 = 120
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 20.00
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 2/48
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| date = 26 February
| year = 2012
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9409.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Gordon le Roy Burnham''' (18 December 1886 – 1 September 1964) was an [[American people|American]] born English [[cricket]]er. Burnham's [[batting (cricket)|batting]] and [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] styles are unknown. He was born in [[New York City]].

Burnham served in the [[British Army]], graduating from the Royal Military College in October 1906 with the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]], with him entering service with the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27957 |date=1906-10-12 |page=6861 }}</ref> While serving in [[India]] in 1910, Burnham made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]], making two appearances against the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]] and the [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13095/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Gordon Burnham|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> He scored 42 runs in his two matches, which came at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 14.00, with a high score of 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13095/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Burnham|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 20.00, with best figures of 2/48.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13095/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Gordon Burnham|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> He later played a single first-class match back in England for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] in the [[1914 County Championship]].<ref name="FCM"/> He batted once in this match, with Burnham being dismissed for a [[duck (cricket)|duck]] by [[Ralph Whitehead]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9315.html|title=Lancashire v Sussex, 1914 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> The start of [[World War I]] midway through the [[1914 English cricket season|1914 season]] brought his cricketing career to an end.

In early 1912, Burnham, then a captain, was appointed an [[Aide-de-Camp]] to the [[Governor-General of Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239150908 |title=Personal |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]] |issue=10,261 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=15 April 1912 |access-date=24 November 2020 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He had some success in golf tournaments during his time in Australia. In 1912 he finished 5th in the [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]] and was runner-up in the [[Australian Amateur]] a few days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28126328 |title=Golf Championship |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=23,301 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 September 1912 |access-date=16 November 2020 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196253487 |title=Golf |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=17,943 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 September 1912 |access-date=24 November 2020 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1913 he reached the semi-final of the Australian Amateur and won the [[Victorian Amateur Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197478928 |title=Golf |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=18240 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 September 1913 |access-date=24 November 2020 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7280056 |title=Golf |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=20,957 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 September 1913 |access-date=24 November 2020 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/3urhge2ecl20/7xchuW9vzf3PH8aOJFG0Om/8438877d78884eb77eca0a25c3cbd1a4/VIC_Honour_Roll_Full.pdf |title=VIC Honour Rolls |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref>

By November 1914, Burnham was again serving with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, this time with the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29008 |date=1914-12-15 |supp=y |page=1077 }}</ref> Burnham survived the First World War, but did not resume his cricketing career after it. He died at [[Saanen|Gessenay]], [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], [[Switzerland]], on 1 September 1964.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9409.html Gordon Burnham] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13095/13095.html Gordon Burnham] at CricketArchive

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burnham, Gordon}}
[[Category:1886 births]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons officers]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Europeans cricketers]]
[[Category:Sussex cricketers]]
[[Category:English male golfers]]
[[Category:Amateur golfers]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:Cricketers from New York City]]
[[Category:American cricketers]]
[[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]
[[Category:Military personnel from New York City]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]

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