Petrus Burger

Petrus Burger
Personal information
Born (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25)
Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2017

Petrus Burger (born 3 November 1999) is a Namibian cricketer.[1]

Biography

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He made his Twenty20 debut for Namibia in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 25 August 2017.[2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

He made his first-class debut for Namibia against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 16 September 2017.[4] He made his List A debut for Namibia, also against the United Arab Emirates, in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 21 September 2017.[5]

In October 2017, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] Following Namibia's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Burger as the rising star of the squad.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker for Namibia in the tournament, with 8 wickets.[8] In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Petrus Burger". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Benoni, Aug 25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Windhoek, Sep 16-19 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. ^ "41st Match, ICC World Cricket League Championship at Windhoek, Sep 21 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Junior cricketers capped ahead of World Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ "U19CWC Report Card: Namibia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ^ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 - Namibia Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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