Tom Burrows

{{short description|English cricketer and lawyer}}

{{for|the English footballer|Tom Burrows (footballer)}}

{{distinguish|Tom Burroughs}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tom Burrows

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Thomas George Burrows

| nickname = T{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tom-burrows-10594|title=Player profile: Tom Burrows|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 August 2023}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wokingham, Berkshire, England

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 8

| batting = Right-handed

| role = Wicket-keeper

| club1 = Berkshire

| year1 = 2001–2003

| club2 = Hampshire

| year2 = 2005–2009

| clubnumber2 = 32

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 12

| runs1 = 247

| bat avg1 = 19.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 42

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 36/1

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 10

| runs2 = 51

| bat avg2 = 10.20

| 100s/50s2 = –/–

| top score2 = 25

| catches/stumpings2 = 9/2

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 2

| runs3 = 0

| bat avg3 = 0.00

| 100s/50s3 = –/–

| top score3 = 0

| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–

| date = 27 August

| year = 2009

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tom-burrows-10594 Cricinfo

}}

Thomas George Burrows (born 5 May 1985) is an English lawyer and former cricketer.

Burrows was born at Wokingham in May 1985. He was educated at Reading School. A wicket-keeper, Burrows initially played minor counties cricket for Berkshire, making his debut against Wales Minor Counties in the 2001 Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire until 2003, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and one in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45190/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tom Burrows|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 August 2023|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45190/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Tom Burrows|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} He also made his debut in List A one-day cricket for Berkshire, against Durham at Reading in the 3rd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45190/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Tom Burrows|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} Burrows was a member of the Hampshire academy, whom he played club cricket for in the Southern Premier League. In the 2002 season, he stood in as a substitute for wicket-keeper Nic Pothas (who had injured his knee) midway through Hampshire's County Championship match against Yorkshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/defeat-sends-hampshire-into-the-relegation-mire-112440|title=Defeat sends Hampshire into the relegation mire|first=Vic|last=Isaacs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=5 August 2023}}

However, it would be a further three years before he made his full debut for Hampshire, with Burrows' full debut coming in a first-class match against Kent in the 2005 County Championship at Canterbury.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45190/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Tom Burrows|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} His debut was notable for his innings of 42 in Hampshire's first innings, which assisted Shane Warne (107 not out) in making his maiden first-class century;{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/warne-smashes-maiden-century-209072|title=Warne smashes maiden century|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 May 2005|accessdate=5 August 2023}} the two of them shared a partnership for the eighth wicket of 131. Over the following four years, Burrows made a further eleven first-class appearances. He made his one-day debut for Hampshire against Glamorgan in the 2006 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy and made a further eight one-day appearances for Hampshire to 2009; he also made two appearances in Twenty20 cricket against Sussex in the 2005 Twenty20 Cup, and Northamptonshire in the 2009 Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45190/Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played by Tom Burrows|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} In first-class cricket, he scored 247 runs at an average of exactly 19;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45190/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tom Burrows|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} in one-day cricket, he scored 50 runs with a highest score of 25.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45190/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tom Burrows|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} His opportunities at Hampshire were limited by the presence of first-choice wicket-keeper Nic Pothas. As a result, Burrows was released by Hampshire at the end of the 2009 season, alongside Tom Parsons and Chris Morgan.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/hampshire/8318816.stm|title=Hampshire release keeper Burrows|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 October 2009|accessdate=5 August 2023}}

Following the end of his cricket career, Burrows has become a sports lawyer. He joined DAZN Group in 2015, where he works in a rights acquisition strategy role.{{cite web|url=https://leadersinsport.com/sport-business/leaders-events/leaders-sport-awards/leaders-under-40/tom-burrows/|title=Tom Burrows|website=www.leadersinsport.com|accessdate=5 August 2023}}