Education
University of Durham.
University of Durham.
Burnell is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Havering, Essex. While studying for his degree at Durham University, Burnell made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Durham in 2004.
He made three further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Leicestershire in 2005.
In his four first-class matches, he scored 64 runs at an average of 10.66, with a high score of 49.