Petrus Burger

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

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

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
  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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