Woodhouse Grange’s Steve Burdett stars in winning England O50s debut at Scarborough CC

Woodhouse Grange CC legend Steve Burdett made his long-awaited England debut against New Zealand at Scarborough CC on Monday.

And he started his international career in fine fashion, scoring 30 not out and taking 3-38 as England Over-50s wrapped up their second victory in two days over the Kiwis by 38 runs.

Steve Burdett, pictured in Woodhouse Grange 2nds action, sparkled in a winning England O50s debut at Scarborough CC. Photo by Phil Gilbank

placeholder image — Steve Burdett, pictured in Woodhouse Grange 2nds action, sparkled in a winning England O50s debut at Scarborough CC. Photo by Phil Gilbank

Burdett was a talented all-round teenage sportsman who had to choose between Yorkshire CCC Academy and becoming a golf club assistant pro.

He decided on golf for a living and cricket for fun, putting him on a course of more than 30 glorious years as a Woodhouse Grange player.

Steve Burdett, pictured in action for Woodhouse Grange 2nds, shone in a winning England O50s debut at Scarborough CC. Photo by Phil Gilbank

During that time he has racked up more than 6,000 runs and taken almost 600 wickets for Woodhouse, and is still at it - scoring a career best 152 for the 2nd XI in May.

And in addition to starring as a player, Burdett also captained both Grange 1st and 2nd teams for a couple of decades, including leading his team to victory in the National Village Cup at Lords on three occasions.