Christian Burgess (born 24 April 1994) is a Bermudian

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er who plays for the national cricket team. Burgess is a left-handed

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who plays as a

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. Burgess made his debut for Bermuda in 2010 in a first-class match in the Intercontinental Shield against the

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at the National Stadium, Hamilton. He batted twice in the match, ending each innings

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without scoring, with Bermuda losing the match by 9 wickets. Immediately following this match, he made his debut in

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, playing two matches in that format against the United Arab Emirates, scoring 25 runs with a high score of 16. He then played in two

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matches against the same opposition.

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