Lars Hedegaard Andersen is a Danish cricket

Cricket

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er. Hedegaard is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace

Seam bowling

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. He was born at Grenå

Grenå

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, Århus County.

Hedegaard made his international cricket

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 debut for Denmark in the 1997 ICC Trophy

1997 ICC Trophy

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 against Malaysia. From 1997 to 2001, Hedegaard represented Denmark in 12 ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

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 matches, the last of which came against the UAE in the 2001 competition

2001 ICC Trophy

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. He made his List A debut for Denmark in the 1999 NatWest Trophy

1999 NatWest Trophy

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, which formed a part of the English domestic season, against the Kent Cricket Board

Kent Cricket Board

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. He represented Denmark twice more in English county cricket

County cricket

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 up to 2003.

His international List A debut came in the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations Tournament against Zimbabwe A

Zimbabwe A cricket team

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. Hedegaard's final List A match for Denmark came in the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

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 against Argentina. To date, Hedegaard has played 13 List A matches for Denmark, scoring 167 runs at a batting average

Batting average

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 of 16.70, with a high score of 46*

Not out

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. With the ball he has taken 5 wickets at a bowling average

Bowling average

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 of 47.00.

Hedegaard has not played for Denmark since 2009.

External links

• Lars Hedegaard at ESPNcricinfo
• Lars Hedegaard at CricketArchive
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