Freddie van den Bergh
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Frederick Oliver Edward van den Bergh (born 14 June 1992) is an English
cricket
er. van den Bergh is a gifted right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm orthodox. He was born in Bickley
, London
and educated at Whitgift School
. While attending Whitgift School he was fondly known as Casper.
van den Bergh made his first-class
debut for Surrey
against Cambridge MCCU in 2011. In this match, he took three wickets in Cambridge MCCU's first-innings for the cost of 79 runs from 24 overs
. In Surrey's second-innings, he was dismissed by Josh Poysden
for a duck
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. van den Bergh is a gifted right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm orthodox. He was born in Bickley
Bickley
Bickley is an affluent residential area and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is a suburban development situated 10.4 miles south east of Charing Cross...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and educated at Whitgift School
Whitgift School
Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...
. While attending Whitgift School he was fondly known as Casper.
van den Bergh made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
against Cambridge MCCU in 2011. In this match, he took three wickets in Cambridge MCCU's first-innings for the cost of 79 runs from 24 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
. In Surrey's second-innings, he was dismissed by Josh Poysden
Josh Poysden
Joshua Edward Poysden is an English cricketer. Poysden is a left-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex...
for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
.
External links
- Freddie van den Bergh at ESPNcricinfo
- Freddie van den Bergh at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...