Jan-Berrie Burger

Jan-Berrie Burger
Personal information
Full name Andries Johannes Burger
Born (1981-08-21) 21 August 1981
Newcastle, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm leg break
Role Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 1) 10 February 2003 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 3 March 2003 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 6 26 63
Runs scored 199 1,303 1,724
Batting average 33.16 28.95 27.36
100s/50s 0/1 0/9 2/8
Top score 85 88 131
Balls bowled 96 1,928 535
Wickets 3 37 12
Bowling average 34.66 34.05 36.91
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/18 6/56 3/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 17/– 26/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 June 2017

Andries Johannes Burger, more often known as Jan-Berrie Burger (born 25 August 1981 in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), is a former Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler, who occasionally takes up the position of wicket-keeper.

International career

He represented Namibia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In the match against England he scored 85 in 86 balls, currently the highest score by a Namibian in a One Day International. Burger also holds the highest ODI batting average for his country. His current One Day International strike rate is over 100.

In January 2008, Jan-Berrie made career-best bowling figures of 5-81, his first five-wicket haul.

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 England St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 19 February 2003 2-0-23-1 ; 85 (86 balls: 10x4, 1x6)  South Africa won by 55 runs.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "2002-2003 ICC World Cup - 17th Match - England v Namibia - Port Elizabeth".
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