is one of the few cricketers to be given out handled the ball. In a Shield match against New South Wales in 1958–59, the ball struck him on the pad and went up in the air. Unconsciously, he put up a hand and the ball landed in his palm. Burge was a state selector from 1968 to 1979, and QCA vice president from 1990 to 1994, when he became a board member. He was a match referee for the International Cricket Council. During this time he was involved in a controversial issue in 1994 when England captain Mike Atherton was accused of ball tampering by rubbing it with dirt from his pocket during a match against a newly returned South Africa at The Oval. Burge died of a heart attack in 2001 at Main Beach in Southport, Queensland. In 2009 Burge was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. The Peter Burge Oval cricket ground in Brisbane is named in his honour. Notes References External links 1932 births 2001 deaths Australia Test cricketers Cricketers from Brisbane Queensland cricketers Queensland cricket captains Cricket match referees Wisden Cricketers of the Year Members of the Order of Australia Australian cricketers Sportsmen from Queensland People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School