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 | 2005 Maccabiah | Cricket |
Darren Charles Gerard (born 17 April 1984) is a cricketer who represented Oxford University in matches against Cambridge University in 2004 and 2006. [1]
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| Maccabiah Games | ||
| 2005 Maccabiah | Cricket |
Darren Charles Gerard (born 17 April 1984) is a cricketer who represented Oxford University in matches against Cambridge University in 2004 and 2006. [1]
Gerard was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, and is Jewish. [2] [3] He attended Lochinver House School, Haileybury College, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [4]
In the 2004 contest at Lord's he took 5/29 as Oxford won by eight wickets. [5] Gerard was used as a net bowler by England during their tour of South Africa in 2004/05.
Gerard led the Great Britain cricket squad at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, where they gained a bronze medal, [6] their first in over 12 years at the Games.
In 2006 he made his first-class debut, taking 2/25. [7]
In 2008, he was named along with Mark Bott and Jason Molins to the Maccabi GB cricket team to represent the United Kingdom at the 2009 Maccabiah Games. [8]
In 2016, Gerard made his debut on the US Cricket team with a loss to the British Army. [9]
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