Darren Gerard
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Darren Charles Gerard (born 17 April 1984, in Barnet
, Greater London
) is an English cricket
er who represented the Oxford University in University matches against Cambridge University in 2004 and 2006. In the 2004 contest at Lord's he took 5/29 as Oxford won by eight wickets. In 2006 he made his first-class
debut, taking 2/25.
Gerard led the Great Britain cricket squad to the 2005 Maccabiah Games
in Israel where they gained a bronze medal, their first in over 12 years at the Games.
Gerard was used as a net bowler by England during their tour of South Africa in 2004/05.
Barnet
High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, North London, England. It is a suburban development built around a twelfth-century settlement and is located north north-west of Charing Cross. Its name is often abbreviated to Barnet, which is also the name of the London...
, Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
) is an English cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who represented the Oxford University in University matches against Cambridge University in 2004 and 2006. In the 2004 contest at Lord's he took 5/29 as Oxford won by eight wickets. In 2006 he made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut, taking 2/25.
Gerard led the Great Britain cricket squad to the 2005 Maccabiah Games
Cricket at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
The cricket tournament at the 2005 Maccabiah Games started on July 10. Cricket had not been an event at the Maccabiah since the 1997 Maccabiah, and for the first time was played both as a senior tournament as well as a youth tournament...
in Israel where they gained a bronze medal, their first in over 12 years at the Games.
Gerard was used as a net bowler by England during their tour of South Africa in 2004/05.