Rory Joseph Burns (born August 26, 1990) is an English cricketer who is the captain of Surrey. In November 2018 he made his international debut for the English cricket team. He is a left-handed starting out in top-notch cricket and an occasional wicket keeper. In 2018 he was named Captain of Surrey in both First Class and List-A formats.

Early life
Burns was born in Epsom, Surrey and studied at the City of London Freemen's School in Ashtead, Surrey, the Whitgift School and Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC). While at Whitgift School, Rory Burns played with England international Jason Roy, who is his age.

Domestic career
Burns batting for Surrey in 2017.
After playing Second XI cricket for both Surrey and Hampshire, Burns made his first-rate debut for Surrey against Cambridge MCCU Catches in May 2011. This was his only first team appearance for Surrey in the 2011 season.
In the 2012 season, he scored a century against Leeds Bradford MCCU and stepped in as a wicket keeper in one game before being called to open the eyelash against Lancashire in early July. He stayed with the team for the remainder of the season, finishing with 741 runs averaging 49.4.

He went on to open the batting in 2013 and 2014, playing all of Surrey's top-tier games in both seasons. In 2014 he scored 1000 runs in one season for the first time. In June 2015 while playing for Surrey in a NatWest t20 Blast game against Sussex Sharks at Arundel Castle, Burns collided with teammate Moisés Henriques while trying to make a catch. Both players were knocked out from the collision, with Burns' facial injuries sutured and Henriques sustaining a broken jaw. Ambulances and medical staff treated the players on the field before they were both taken to the hospital. The game was canceled due to the injuries. Burns returned to the team in late June, ending the season with 1,019 first-class runs averaging 48.52. He also played in 7 of Surrey's 10 games in the Royal London Cup, including all knockout games, scoring 364 runs in the process.

His good form the previous season resulted in his being selected to represent Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against champions Yorkshire in the traditional opener of the 2016 English cricket season. In July 2017, he scored his highest score of 219 non-offs against Hampshire while captaining the injured Gareth Batty; the first time he had captained Surrey in a first-rate match. Prior to the 2018 season, Burns was named the club's captain for First Class and List A formats, with Batty stepping down.

In the 2018 season Burns led Surrey to their first county championship title since 2002. He scored more than 1,000 runs for the fifth time in a row and ended the season as the best run scorer in Division One with 1,359 runs averaging 64.71 . [7]
Burns' availability in Surrey was limited in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by his duties in England. At the 2019 County Championship, Burns scored 603 runs in 8 games averaging 37.68. Burns played just one game in Surrey's 2020 Bob Willis Trophy campaign, scoring 103 and 52 against Sussex. In 9 games at the County Championship in 2021, Burns scored 617 runs averaging 47.46.

International career

In September 2018 Burns was appointed to England's test team for her tour of Sri Lanka, replacing the resigned Alastair Cook. He made his Test debut on Nov. 6, 2018, playing all three games in the series, scoring 155 runs averaging 25.83. That was enough for Burns to claim his place on England's tour of the West Indies, where he averaged 24.16. and at 84 in the first test fell short of a first test century.
After a disappointing first home test, in which he scored only 12 runs against Ireland, Burns was selected alongside Surrey's teammate Jason Roy as England's opener for the Ashes. Burns made his first Test century in the First Test at Edgbaston, scoring 133 in "an urgent, gruff, dogged" innings after a period of poor form running in 10 innings, completing his century with scores of 53 and 81.
Burns' good form continued through the 2019-20 winter season when he hit 184 runs in just 3 innings against New Zealand, including his second century of testing at Hamilton. However, after scoring 84 in England's First Test against South Africa, Burns was ruled out the last 3 Tests after rolling his ankle while playing football.