Andries Johannes Burger, more often known as Jan-Berry Burger (born 25 August 1981 in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal

Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal

Newcastle is the third largest city and urban center in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Newcastle is located in the North West corner of the province along the Ncandu River and is moderately industrial....

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

), is a Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

n cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler, who occasionally takes up the position of wicket-keeper.

He represented Namibia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup

2003 Cricket World Cup

-Group stage tables and results:The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.-Pool A:...

. In the match against England

English cricket team

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 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

Batting average

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 for his country. His current One Day International strike rate

Strike rate

Strike rate refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how frequently a batsman achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs. Bowling strike rate is a measure of how frequently a bowler achieves the primary goal of bowling, namely...

 is over 100. A common misconception caused by the shared last name is that Jan-Berry, Louis Burger

Louis Burger

Louis Jacobus Burger is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler....

 and Sarel Burger

Sarel Burger

Sarel Francois Burger is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....

 who have also played for Namibia in the World Cup, are brothers. This is not true. Another Burger, Kola Burger has also played for Namibia in the ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...

.

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

External links

• Jan-Berry Burger at Cricket Archive