Portsmouth fielded a young team for the testimonial game for Shots defender Jason Chewins, who has played for the reformed Aldershot for a decade.
Burchill was not the only outcast on show in North Hampshire - Herald Wapennar, desperatly seeking a move back to Holland, was also in the team as Harry Redknapp rested his first team squad following the game against Bristol City on Friday.
Burchill, who was on trial at Sunderland with a view to a permanent move until very recently, actually came closest to breaking the deadlock, hitting the bar with ten minutes remaining, but neither side was able to clinch a winner in a dour game.