Mark Greville Burmester (born 24 January 1968) is a former Zimbabwean

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er who played in three

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and eight

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s between 1992 and 1995. He played in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, opening the bowling he became the first Zimbabwean to take a Test wicket. He was born at

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in South Africa and is a past student of

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

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. His son,

Dean Burmester Dean Burmester (born 2 June 1989) is a South African professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League, as well as having status on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He formerly played on the PGA Tour. Early life Burmester was born in Mut ...

, is a professional golfer.

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* 1968 births Living people Cricketers from Durban Alumni of Eaglesvale High School Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwean cricketers Mashonaland cricketers Manicaland cricketers Cricketers at the 1992 Cricket World Cup White Zimbabwean sportspeople {{Zimbabwe-cricketbio-stub