Background
Burgess was born in Waihi in 1918.
Burgess was born in Waihi in 1918.
He played seven first-class matches for Auckland. He died in Auckland in 2000. In the 1989 New Year Honours, Burgess was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket.
He was the father of New Zealand Test cricketer Mark Burgess.
He was a member of the New Zealand Cricket Council from 1962 to 1971, and was its president from 1976 to 1983.