Erin Burns

Erin Burns

Burns batting for the ACT Meteors, 2017
Personal information
Full name	Erin Alexandra Burns
Born	(1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Australia (2019–present)
Only ODI (cap 141)	8 September 2019 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 52)	14 September 2019 v West Indies
Last T20I	2 October 2019 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009/10–2016/17	Tasmania
2014/15–2015/16	Wellington
2015/16–2016/17	Hobart Hurricanes
2017/18–2018/19	Australian Capital Territory
2017/18–present	Sydney Sixers
2019/20–present	New South Wales
2021	Birmingham Phoenix
2022	Manchester Originals
2023	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2023	Central Sparks
2023–present	Birmingham Phoenix
2024	Northern 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 Balls bowled 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 Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She has appeared in one One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Australia, making her debut in September 2019 against the West Indies.^[1] She plays for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League and Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League. She has previously played for Tasmania, Wellington, Hobart Hurricanes, Australian Capital Territory and Birmingham Phoenix.^[2]

Early life

Born in Wollongong,^[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, the Tasmanian Roar was 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

Burns won the Tasmanian Roar Player of the Year award for 2009–10.^[4] She was a squad member of the Southern Stars in 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's Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, she played such a prominent role for the Roar, including by hitting 90 runs against Victorian Spirit off just 50 deliveries, with 10 boundaries and four sixes, that she was named the ACA women'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 Swans club doctor Nathan Gibbs treated the injury with stem cell injections, which were more effective than anticipated; Burns returned to the Roar at a T20 match in November 2014.^[8]

In October 2016, during the opening round of that season's WNCL, Burns top scored for the Roar in the match against the South Australian Scorpions with 45 runs, and also took two wickets.^[9]

Hobart Hurricanes

Burns was included in the Hurricanes squad for its inaugural WBBL|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 the WBBL|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 a super over to claim victory against the Melbourne 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 against Sydney Thunder, she scored 46 runs, and shared in a second wicket partnership of 64 with Heather 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 the Sydney Sixers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.^[16][17]

International career

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

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

Personal life

Burns completed a degree in Exercise Science in 2009, and later, with the assistance of a University of Sydney Elite 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

1. "Erin Burns". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
2. "Erin Burns". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
3. Brettig, Daniel (25 January 2013). "Burns' Tasmanian move bears fruit". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
4. Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
5. "Erin Burns". Hobart Hurricanes website. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
6. "Erin Burns". Cricket Tasmania website. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
7. Sthalekar, Lisa (4 April 2013). "Night of nights rounds out domestic cricket season". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
8. Stubbs, Brett (27 November 2014). "Jabs put the Roar into Erin Burns' return". The Mercury. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
9. "Hepburn makes Roar history". Cricket Tasmania website. 17 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
10. "Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2015/16 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
11. "Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2015/16 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
12. Carter, Brittany (3 February 2016). "Women's Big Bash: the most outstanding players of the season so far". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
13. Thomas-Wilson, Simeon (18 December 2016). "Burns ice cool as Canes triumph in WBBL super over". The Mercury. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
14. Joshi, Gaurav (5 January 2017). "Match Recap: Hobart defeat Thunder". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
15. "Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
16. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
17. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
18. "Uncapped Heather Graham, Erin Burns in Australia squad for West Indies tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
19. "Two new faces as Aussies build for home World Cup". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
20. "2nd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at North Sound, Sep 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
21. "1st T20I (N), Australia Women tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Sep 14 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
22. "Sophie Molineux and Annabel Sutherland named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
23. "Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
24. Tilley, Andrew (28 May 2012). "2 EAP athletes named in Shooting Stars squad". Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness website. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
25. "Staff: Erin Burns". Military Road Physiotherapy. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
26. "Erin Burns". North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre website. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
27. Cricket Tasmania (12 May 2015). "Erin's Longest Ride". Cricket Tasmania website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
28. Sood, Anushri (14 November 2019). "'Part of our fabric': Burns ready for Sixers Pride Party match". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links

Media related to Erin Burns at Wikimedia Commons

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• Erin Burns at Cricket Australia