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]

Nicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard
Personal information
Full nameNicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard
Born (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996
Herning, Denmark
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 9)16 June 2019 v Jersey
Last T20I13 July 2019 v Finland
T20I shirt no.83
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA
Matches 9 5
Runs scored 105 0
Batting average 15.00 0.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 39 0*
Balls bowled 138 252
Wickets 9 6
Bowling average 11.66 21.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/5 2/26
Catches/stumpings 6/– 2/–
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]

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References
  1. "Nicolaj Jørgensen". Dansk Cricket Forbund. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "Nicolaj Damgaard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. "Tale of three centuries in Danish league". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "Truppen Til World Cricket League Div.4 Er Udtaget". Dansk Cricket (in Danish). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. "9th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, May 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018: Best economy rates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Denmark: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. "Herrelandsholdet til WCL-div.3". Dansk Cricket. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. "Everything you need to know about WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  10. "Denmark Dublin bound". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  11. "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at St Peter Port, Jun 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  13. "Nikolaj Damgaard Jørgensen, man of the match after the match against Norway". Dansk Cricket. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  14. "Malaysia expectations". Dansk Cricket Federation. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  15. "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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