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Full name | David Guy Bedingham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | George, Cape Province South Africa | 22 April 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut(cap 357) | 26 December 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 December 2024 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13–2021/22,2023/24–present | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16–2018/19 | Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19–2019/20 | Cape Cobras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Cape Town Blitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,6 January 2025 |
David Guy Bedingham (born 22 April 1994) is a South African cricketer. [1] He holds United Kingdom ancestry visa and qualified for English county cricket as a local player. [2]
Bedingham made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2012–13 CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition on 14 March 2013. [3]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Boland,with 283 runs in seven matches. [4] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Boland,with 790 runs in eight matches. [5]
In June 2018,he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season. [6] In September 2018,he was named in Boland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [7] In September 2019,he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. [8]
In September 2019,he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup. [9] In April 2021,he was named in Western Province's squad,ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [10] Later the same month,Bedingham scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket,with 257 runs for Durham in the 2021 County Championship in England. [11] In the inaugural season of The Hundred,he was signed by the Birmingham Phoenix [12] to replace Finn Allen for the remainder of the tournament.
Having previously considered waiting to qualify for England, [13] Bedingham made his long awaited debut for South Africa in the 2023/24 2 match test series against India. In his debut at Centurion,Bedingham made his maiden test half century hitting 56 off 87 helping South Africa to a convincing victory. [14]
Bedingham was again called up to the South African side to tour New Zealand for a 2 match test series. [15] In the 2nd test of the series,Bedingham scored his maiden test century hitting 110 off 141 balls to set a 267 run target for New Zealand to chase. [16]