Jan-Berry Burger

Andries Johannes Burger (born 25 August 1981), known as Jan-Berry Burger, is a former Namibian cricketer.[1] He made his international debut in February 2003. He was part of Namibia's first ever ODI team and was part of Namibia's first ever World Cup team.

Jan-Berry Burger
Personal information
Full name
Andries Johannes Burger
Born (1981-08-25) 25 August 1981
Newcastle, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 1)10 February 2003 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI3 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 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/18 6/56 3/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 17/– 26/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 June 2017

Biography

He was born in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He was raised up in Pretoria and later moved to Namibia along with his father at the age of 16.[2] However, he returned to South Africa and joined the Free State Cricket Academy in 2000. He also pursued his higher education at the Stellenbosch University.

Domestic career

He also played in the Birmingham and District Premier League representing Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club. He also played for Horsham Cricket Club in the Sussex Cricket League.

International career

He captained Namibia national under-19 cricket team at the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in Sri Lanka.[3] He was part of the Namibian side which emerged as runners-up to Netherlands in the 2001 ICC Trophy and as a result, Namibia qualified for the 2003 World Cup.[4][5]

He was called to the Namibia team at the age of 21 for the 2003 Cricket World Cup at a time when he was pursuing a degree in human resource management at the Stellenbosch University in South Africa.[6][7] He was allowed by the university to play in the 2003 Cricket World Cup which also marked Namibia's first ever World Cup appearance.[8] He made his ODI debut during the same year's World Cup tournament against hosts and neighbouring Zimbabwe which also marked Namibia's first ever ODI match as well as Namibia's first ever World Cup match.[9][10] Incidentally, he received Namibia's first cap in ODI cricket.

During a group stage match against England, he scored 85 in as many as 86 balls including 10 fours and one six while opening the batting in a massive run chase of 273.[11][12][13] He also became the first Namibian batsman to score an ODI fifty as well as the first Namibian batsman to score a half-century in a World Cup match.[14] Despite his valiant efforts, Namibia fell short by 55 runs but was able to put up a spirited fight against England in the match.[15][16] Despite his innings ended in a losing cause for Namibia, he was awarded the man-of-the-match and became the first Namibian to receive player-of-the-match award in ODI cricket.[17] He also added a crucial 97 run partnership with Danie Keulder in the match for the third wicket off 108 balls to give Namibia a glimmer of hope in the run chase.[18] He held the highest individual score by a Namibian batsman in ODI cricket for 16 years until it was surpassed by Jean-Pierre Kotze in 2019.[19]

He made his first-class debut for Namibia against Kenya on 1 October 2004 at the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[20] He captained Namibia at the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge and also played in the 2005 ICC Trophy.[21] He was also a member of the Namibian which emerged as runners-up to United Arab Emirates at the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.[22]

References
  1. "Jan-Berrie Burger profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. "Namibian star puts books before cricket". DAWN.COM. 27 February 2003. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. "Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka - JAN-FEB 2000". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. "ICC Trophy, 2001 - Namibia Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. Guardian Staff (3 February 2003). "Namibia". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. "Namibia give game a big fillip". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. "2003 World Cup in South Africa, Squads". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. "From Burger to King". 6 March 2003. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. "Wishart makes merry". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. "Full Scorecard of Zimbabwe vs Namibia 2nd Match 2002/03 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. "England survive as Burger relishes task". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  12. "England find Burger hard to swallow". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  13. "Flashes in the World Cup pan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  14. "(Photo) Jan Berrie Burger, the first Namibian to score an ODI fifty, is all smiles after reaching the landmark". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  15. Standard, David Lloyd, Evening (13 April 2012). "England made to toil". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. "When Namibia held their own against England". Emerging Cricket. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  17. "A day to forget". 19 February 2003. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  18. "Full Scorecard of England vs Namibia 19th Match 2002/03 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  19. Namibian, The. "Kotze leads Namibia to huge victory". The Namibian. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  20. "Full Scorecard of Namibia vs Kenya 2003/04-2004/05 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  21. Namibian, The. "Nam cricketers look to ICC Trophy". The Namibian. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  22. "Full Scorecard of Namibia vs U.A.E. Final 2011 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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