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Erin Burns
Burns batting for theACT Meteors,2017
Personal information
Full name
Erin Alexandra Burns
Born(1988-06-22)22 June 1988(age 36)
Wollongong,New South Wales,Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armoff break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap141)8 September 2019 vWest Indies
T20I debut (cap52)14 September 2019 vWest Indies
Last T20I2 October 2019 vSri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2016/17Tasmania
2014/15–2015/16Wellington
2015/16–2016/17Hobart Hurricanes
2017/18–2018/19Australian Capital Territory
2017/18–presentSydney Sixers
2019/20–presentNew South Wales
2021Birmingham Phoenix
2022Manchester Originals
2023Royal Challengers Bangalore
2023Central Sparks
2023–presentBirmingham Phoenix
2024Northern Diamonds
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 1 5 113 223
Runs scored – 30 2,630 3,570
Batting average – – 24.49 19.86
100s/50s – 0/0 2/12 0/13
Top score – 30* 107* 90
Ballsbowled 24 48 3,044 2,465
Wickets 0 0 86 114
Bowling average – – 32.62 23.46
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 2
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling – – 5/36 5/25
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 33/– 76/–
Source:CricketArchive,28 March 2021

Erin Alexandra Burns(born 22 June 1988) is an Australiancricketerwho plays as a right-handedbatterand right-armoff breakbowler.She has appeared in oneOne Day Internationalsand fiveTwenty20 InternationalsforAustralia,making her debut in September 2019 against theWest Indies.[1]She plays forNew South Walesin theWomen's National Cricket LeagueandSydney Sixersin theWomen's Big Bash League.She has previously played forTasmania,Wellington,Hobart Hurricanes,Australian Capital TerritoryandBirmingham Phoenix.[2]

Early life

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Born inWollongong,[1]Burns found herself unable to progress any further through the strong New South Wales system than the state's second XI. In 2009, however, theTasmanian Roarwas casting around for extra talent for its entry to interstate competition, and rang Burns with an offer of a place which she accepted.[3]

Tasmanian Roar

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Burns won theTasmanian RoarPlayer of the Year award for 2009–10.[4]She was a squad member of theSouthern Starsin 2011,[5]and toured New Zealand with the Shooting Stars in 2012.[6]She remained part of the Shooting Stars squad, and was once again Tasmanian Roar Player of the Year, in 2012–13.[6][7]In that season'sAustralian Women's Twenty20 Cup,she played such a prominent role for the Roar, including by hitting 90 runs againstVictorian Spiritoff just 50 deliveries, with 10 boundaries and four sixes, that she was named theACAwomen's Player of the Month for December 2012.[3]

In late 2013, Burns suffered a serious cartilage tear in her knee that threatened her playing career. However,Sydney Swansclub doctorNathan Gibbstreated the injury withstem cell injections,which were more effective than anticipated; Burns returned to the Roar at aT20match in November 2014.[8]

In October 2016, during the opening round of that season'sWNCL,Burns top scored for the Roar in the match against theSouth Australian Scorpionswith 45 runs, and also took two wickets.[9]

Hobart Hurricanes

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Burns was included in the Hurricanes squad for its inauguralWBBL|01 season (2015–16),[4]during which she scored 224 runs at 17.23 with a highest score of 34,[10]and took 7 wickets at 30.14 with best figures of 2/22.[11]She also achieved the feat of taking three catches in a single innings.[12]

During theWBBL|02 season (2016–17),Burns played a key role in two Hurricanes wins. On 18 December 2016, she hit a four through mid-wicket off the final ball of asuper overto claim victory against theMelbourne Renegades,and propel the Hurricanes to equal first on the WBBL table.[13]On 5 January 2017, after being promoted to open the Hurricanes' innings againstSydney Thunder,she scored 46 runs, and shared in a second wicket partnership of 64 withHeather Knight,to help lead the Hurricanes to a match winning 171/3, which eventually proved to be the highest innings total for WBBL|02.[14][15]

In November 2018, she was named in theSydney Sixers' squad for the2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[16][17]

International career

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In August 2019, Burns was named in Australia's squad for their seriesagainst the West Indies.[18][19]She made herWomen's One Day International(WODI) debut for Australia against theWest Indieson 8 September 2019.[20]She made herWomen's Twenty20 International(WT20I) debut for Australia, also against theWest Indies,on 14 September 2019.[21]

In January 2020, she was named in Australia's squad for the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cupin Australia.[22]In January 2022, Burns was named in Australia's A squad for theirseries against England A,with the matches being played alongside theWomen's Ashes.[23]

Personal life

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Burns completed a degree in Exercise Science in 2009, and later, with the assistance of aUniversity of SydneyElite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship, obtained a master's degree in physiotherapy.[24][25]She has worked as both an Exercise Physiologist and Physiotherapist, and has a particular interest in sporting injuries.[26]While undergoing rehabilitation for her knee injury, Burns took up cycling to strengthen her knee. In 2015, she completed a 1,000 km (620 mi) bike ride from her home town of Wollongong to Melbourne to raise money for Bowel Cancer Australia, in honour of her late father, who died from the disease in 2005.[27]

Burns married her wife Anna in 2019, and has supported initiatives to include the LGBTQI community as part of the Sydney Sixers.[28]

References

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  1. ^ab"Erin Burns".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved5 January2018.
  2. ^"Erin Burns".CricketArchive.Retrieved15 March2021.
  3. ^abBrettig, Daniel (25 January 2013)."Burns' Tasmanian move bears fruit".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 March2017.
  4. ^abJolly, Laura (30 November 2015)."Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01".Cricket.com.au.Retrieved11 February2017.
  5. ^"Erin Burns".Hobart Hurricanes website.Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2019.Retrieved1 April2017.
  6. ^ab"Erin Burns".Cricket Tasmania website.Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2017.Retrieved1 April2017.
  7. ^Sthalekar, Lisa(4 April 2013)."Night of nights rounds out domestic cricket season".theroar.com.au.Retrieved1 April2017.
  8. ^Stubbs, Brett (27 November 2014)."Jabs put the Roar into Erin Burns' return".The Mercury.Retrieved1 April2017.
  9. ^"Hepburn makes Roar history".Cricket Tasmania website.17 October 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2019.Retrieved6 May2017.
  10. ^"Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2015/16 / Most runs".ESPNcricinfo.Archived fromthe originalon 22 November 2016.Retrieved1 April2017.
  11. ^"Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2015/16 / Most wickets".ESPNcricinfo.Archived fromthe originalon 22 November 2016.Retrieved1 April2017.
  12. ^Carter, Brittany (3 February 2016)."Women's Big Bash: the most outstanding players of the season so far".ABC News.Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Retrieved30 March2017.
  13. ^Thomas-Wilson, Simeon (18 December 2016)."Burns ice cool as Canes triumph in WBBL super over".The Mercury.Retrieved1 April2017.
  14. ^Joshi, Gaurav (5 January 2017)."Match Recap: Hobart defeat Thunder".Cricket.com.au.Retrieved1 April2017.
  15. ^"Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 / Highest totals".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved1 April2017.
  16. ^"WBBL04: All you need to know guide".Cricket Australia.Retrieved30 November2018.
  17. ^"The full squads for the WBBL".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved30 November2018.
  18. ^"Uncapped Heather Graham, Erin Burns in Australia squad for West Indies tour".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved23 August2019.
  19. ^"Two new faces as Aussies build for home World Cup".Cricket Australia.Retrieved23 August2019.
  20. ^"2nd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at North Sound, Sep 8 2019".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved8 September2019.
  21. ^"1st T20I (N), Australia Women tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Sep 14 2019".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved14 September2019.
  22. ^"Sophie Molineux and Annabel Sutherland named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved16 January2020.
  23. ^"Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved12 January2022.
  24. ^Tilley, Andrew (28 May 2012)."2 EAP athletes named in Shooting Stars squad".Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness website.Retrieved1 April2017.
  25. ^"Staff: Erin Burns".Military Road Physiotherapy.Archived fromthe originalon 6 March 2020.Retrieved1 April2017.
  26. ^"Erin Burns".North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre website.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2017.Retrieved1 April2017.
  27. ^Cricket Tasmania (12 May 2015)."Erin's Longest Ride".Cricket Tasmania website.Archived fromthe originalon 4 April 2017.Retrieved4 April2017.
  28. ^Sood, Anushri (14 November 2019)."'Part of our fabric': Burns ready for Sixers Pride Party match ".Sydney Morning Herald.Nine Entertainment Co.Retrieved26 November2020.
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