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    The stylish left-hand bat with a great hunger to score runs at a higher level named “Rory Burns” was first introduced in first-class cricket by his hometown club Surrey. While playing for Surrey, he scored over a thousand plus runs consecutively for five seasons. In 2018, Rory Burns scoring over 1300+ led Surrey to their first  County Championship title since 2002. The explosive form with the bat amid the retirement of Sir Alastair Cook made him the automatic selection in England team.

    Replacing Alastair Cook in 2018, he was added to the squad for their tour to Sri Lanka. Struggled with the bat at first yet ECB gave him the confidence to play to his full potential. Given the confidence, Rory Burns ended 2019 Ashes as the third-highest runs getter for England in the series. However, inconsistency with bat gets him dropped several times. Therefore, he made an impressive comeback in the home series against New Zealand in 2021 and earned the player of the series award. This boosted his confidence a lot and later ECB showed trust in him and got selected him for the 2021-2022 Ashes in Australia.

     

    Rory Burns Basic Information 

    • Name: Rory Joseph Burns
    • Nickname: Burns
    • Role: Batsman
    • Batting Style: left-hand bat
    • Bowling Style: right-arm medium

    Rory Burns Physical Appearance

    • Height (approx.):  5’10”
    • Weight (approx.): 73 kg
    • Eye Color: Brown
    • Hair Color: Black

    Personal Life of Rory Burns

    • Date of Birth: 26 August 1990
    • Age: 31 years
    • Birth Place: Epsom, Surrey, England
    • Zodiac sign: Virgo
    • Nationality: England
    • School: City of London Freemen’s School,  Ashtead
    • College: Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC)
    • Educational Qualifications: N/A
    • Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million

      Rory Burns Family & Religion

    • Father: N/A
    •  Mother: N/A
    • Brother: Liam Burns
    • Sister: N/A
    • Coach/Mentor:  Kevin Lyons
    • Religion: Christianity
    • Address: Surrey, England

    Cricket Career Of Rory Burns

    • Test: Sri Lanka vs England at Galle – November 06 – 09, 2018
    • ODI: N/A 
    • T20:  N/A
    •  Jersey Number: 17
    • Domestic/State Teams: Surrey, England Lions, England, Team Buttler, Oval Invincibles
    • Nature on the field: Calm.

    Batting Career

    M Inn NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
    Test 31 57 0 1763 133 30.93 4032 43.73 3 0 11 215 2

    Bowling Career

    M Inn B Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
    Test 31 – – – – – – – – – – –

     Source: Cricbuzz

    Highlighted Records of Rory Burns

    • In the 2018 season, Burns led Surrey to their first-ever  County Championship since 2002.
    • In the 2018 season, he scored over 1000 runs for the fifth consecutive season, with 1359 runs at a healthy average of 64.
    • In late 2018, he was named in England’s Test squad amid the retirement of Alastair Cook for their tour of Sri Lanka and made his debut there.
    • He was the third-highest scorer in Ashes 2019, with 390 runs in 5 games.
    • Burns scored 238 runs at 59,  in the home series against New Zealand in 2021.

     

    Rory Burns Preferences & Hobbies

    • Hobbies: Travelling
    • Favorite Cricketers: Joe Root
    • Favorite Sportspersons: C. Ronaldo
    • Favorite Food: Pasta
    • Favorite Color: Black

    Rory Burns Relationship Status

    • Marital Status: Married
    • Wife: Victoria Jane Burns

    • Marriage Date: October 2019
    • Children: 1

                                          Rory Burns Awards and Recognitions

    • He was awarded a player of the series award against New Zealand during their visit to England in 2021.

    Controversies did by (Rory Burns)

    •  Rory Burns was involved in a Twitter spat with England women’s cricketer Alexandra Hartley.

    The All Out Cricket Post Interview Of Rory Burns

    Lesser-Known Facts

    • He is a very good friend of Jason Roy.

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