Mark Burmester

Mark Greville Burmester (born 24 January 1968) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in three Test matches and eight One Day Internationals between 1992 and 1995. He played in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, opening the bowling he became the first Zimbabwean to take a Test wicket.^[1] He was born at Durban in South Africa and is a past student of Eaglesvale High School in Harare.

Mark Burmester

Personal information
Full name	Mark Greville Burmester
Born	(1968-01-24) 24 January 1968 (age 57) Durban, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (1992–1995)
Test debut (cap 3)	18 October 1992 v India
Last Test	7 November 1992 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 23)	3 March 1992 v New Zealand
Last ODI	26 February 1995 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 3 8 Runs scored 54 109 Batting average 27.00 18.16 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 30* 39 Balls bowled 436 209 Wickets 3 5 Bowling average 75.66 42.60 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/78 3/36 Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2017

In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.^[2][3] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[4]

His son, Dean Burmester, is a professional golfer.^[5]