Louis Jacobus Burger (born 12 March 1978) is a Namibian

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er, who has played for Namibia's national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.Louis Burger
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-04-30. He participated in

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between 2001 and 2005 and made six

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appearances in the

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in 2003. His brother

Sarel Burger Sarel Francois Burger (born 13 February 1983) is a Namibian former cricketer, who has played for Namibia's national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played in two One Day Internationals in the Cri ...

played for Namibia in the World Cup, while Bernie Burger has played in the

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. In the latter part of 2006, Louis Burger hit two centuries, the first of his career in October against Limpopo, and the second, a career-topping high of 120 against the

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in December.

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* 1978 births Living people Namibian cricketers Namibia One Day International cricketers 21st-century Namibian sportsmen Cricketers from Windhoek Namibian cricket captains {{Namibia-cricket-bio-stub