Burger named cricket captain

CRICKET Namibia yesterday announced the appointment of Sarel Burger as captain of the national team.

Following an exciting eight match T20 series against fellow African Associates members Kenya, Burger – the former interim captain – was appointed as full time captain of the Namibian National Cricket Team, said Cricket Namibia.Burger led his team to a 6-2 victory in the eight-game series and topped the batting averages with 146 runs at 48,66 and a strike-rate of 97,98. Burger who has played over a hundred and seven A list games, replaced Craig Williams as captain.Raymond van Schoor, who captained in the other two games against Kenya, was named the vice-captain.’We are in the middle of the preparation process for the ICC Global T20 qualifiers in March next year,’ said CEO of Cricket Namibia, Graham McMillan said.’We felt that it is important to make a change early if one was going to be made. I am sure that Sarel will step up to the new role. He has already done six matches against Kenya, he proved himself to be a very capable man manager. ‘I would also like to recognize the role that former captain Craig Williams played in the development of Namibia’s cricket. Craig made a very valuable contribution in the way he approached the game. I am looking forward to seeing him playing without the pressure of captaincy over his head.’