Full name Louis Jacobus Burger
Born March 12, 1978, Namibia
Current age 31 years 254 days
Major teams Namibia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Brother - SF Burger
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | 62 | 17.74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 25 | 45 | 6 | 1249 | 125 | 32.02 | 2358 | 52.96 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ||
| List A | 45 | 44 | 3 | 737 | 69 | 17.97 | 1076 | 68.49 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 330 | 297 | 6 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 49.50 | 5.40 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 25 | 1003 | 552 | 15 | 3/15 | 36.80 | 3.30 | 66.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 45 | 1148 | 947 | 27 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 35.07 | 4.94 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Namibia at Harare, Feb 10, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Namibia v Netherlands at Bloemfontein, Mar 3, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004 |
| Last First-class | Namibia v Free State at Windhoek, Feb 5-7, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Namibia v United Arab Emirates at Krugersdorp, Apr 19, 2009 scorecard |
Captain of the national side, Louis Burger is a solid middle-order batsman who also bowls as first change for Namibia. He took over as captain from Deon Kotze in 2006 and has been in sizzling form since, scoring two first-class centuries, the biggest of which was 120 as his side demolished the United Arab Emirates inside two days in the 2006/2007 Intercontinental Cup.
He played all six of Namibia's matches in the 2003 World Cup and although he had a nightmare with the bat - his top-score was 5 - he did dismiss Matthew Hayden, Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting on his way to figures of 3 for 39 against Australia.
Alan Curr July 2007
- Burger's Namibia humble UAE (Apr 11, 2009)
- Namibia captain wants team to adapt to 50-over game (Mar 11, 2009)
- Snyman snares five but final in balance (Oct 31, 2008)
- Captain Berger fights back for Namibia (Oct 30, 2008)
- Burger upbeat despite Ireland setback (Oct 8, 2008)
Apr 4, 2009
Louis Burger, player portrait
© International Cricket Council
Jan 29, 2008
Steve Tikolo and Louis Burger return after the toss
© ICC/Aziz Shah
Feb 27, 2003
Matthew Hayden tries to hit the ball past Louis Burger
© Reuters
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