Eric Burgin
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Eric Burgin (4 January 1924 – 16 November 2012) was an English first-class cricketer and a professional footballer.
Career
Born in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, Burgin was a right arm medium pacer who played 12 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He took 31 wickets at an average of 25.64, with a best of 6 for 43 against Surrey. A right-handed lower order bat, he scored 92 runs at 13.14, with a top score of 32 made against Middlesex.[1] Burgin died in November 2012 in Sheffield, aged 88.[2]
Burgin also played professional football; he signed for Sheffield United in December 1946 and played for their reserve team in the Central League.[3][4] He joined Third Division North club York City in May 1949 and competed with Alan Stewart for the centre half spot in the team.[3] He made 23 appearances before injury forced him to retire in August 1951.[3]
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- 1924 births
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- English cricketers
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- English men's footballers
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- Sheffield United F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- People from Pitsmoor
- 20th-century English sportsmen