Nicolaj Laegsgaard
Nicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard (born 18 November 1996) also known as Nicolaj Jørgensen[1] is a Danish cricketer.[2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Denmark's third match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[5]
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Full name | Nicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Herning, Denmark | 18 November 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut (cap 9) | 16 June 2019 v Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 13 July 2019 v Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2020 |
Career
In September 2018, he was the most economical bowler in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament, with an economy rate of 2.85,[6] and the leading wicket-taker for Denmark, with nine dismissals in five matches.[7]
In September 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[8] Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Denmark's squad.[9] In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for a five-match series against Leinster Lightning in Ireland, in preparation for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[10] The same month, he was named in Denmark's squad for the Regional Finals qualification tournament.[11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Denmark, against Jersey, on 16 June 2019.[12] He was awarded Player of the match against Norway, in his second T20I.[13]
In August 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[14] He made his List A debut for Denmark, against Malaysia, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.[15]
References
- "Nicolaj Jørgensen". Dansk Cricket Forbund. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "Nicolaj Damgaard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "Tale of three centuries in Danish league". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Truppen Til World Cricket League Div.4 Er Udtaget". Dansk Cricket (in Danish). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "9th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, May 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018: Best economy rates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Denmark: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- "Herrelandsholdet til WCL-div.3". Dansk Cricket. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- "Everything you need to know about WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Denmark Dublin bound". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at St Peter Port, Jun 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Nikolaj Damgaard Jørgensen, man of the match after the match against Norway". Dansk Cricket. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Malaysia expectations". Dansk Cricket Federation. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.