Nicky van den Bergh

Nicky van den Bergh (born 20 June 1989) is a South African cricketer.He was included in the North West squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after Quotes Cricket was never really a massive and realistic option for me. There were always guys ahead of me who were sort of earmarked as the next big thing, I was just this Afrikaans kid from Potch (Potchefstroom). More of my focus was just having a nice time [on the field] and a lot of my focus was on my law studies For me, personally, it was really pleasing to get my law degree, pass my bar exam and to qualify as a lawyer. I also started working as a lawyer before making my debut for the Lions I was still able to play for North West in semi-pro cricket, while still putting in the necessary hours and work at the firm. Only after I was admitted as a fully-fledged attorney did I make my debut for the Lions [ahead of the 2016/17 season I only got a real crack because of the match-fixing scandal where a few guys got banned, At that time, guys like Quinton de Kock and Thami Tsolekile were playing ahead of me at the Lions so it was a never a realistic thing where I could make a living (playing franchise cricket). Circumstances dictated that I got a shot. The first season went well and they offered me a contract. The second season went well and they offered me a two-year contract From a one-day perspective, it was really nice for me to bat in the top four – I’ve never really gotten the chance to bat in the top four in white ball cricket before. As a keeper at North West and at the Lions before, I always used to bat in five, six or seven to play a finisher-type role. To get a crack and bat in number four this yearwas really nice for me. As captain of the Lions four-day side, it was very pleasing that we won the trophy. I don’t think there have been many sides that have defended the four-day title. From a personal point-of-view, to be captain of a side that managed to do that was very special Nicky van den Bergh a real ‘catch’ for the Lions, April 2020, Cricket Fanatics by Staff External links Category:1989 births Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:Living people