Soren Vestergaard Cricketer
Soren Vestergaard (born 1 March 1972) is a former Danish cricketer. Vestergaard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Copenhagen. Prior to playing for Denmark at any level, Vestergaard had been scouted by Welsh county Glamorgan in 1990, making a single Second XI appearance for the county in a one-day match against the Warwickshire Second XI]]. In July 1991, Vestergaard appeared in two matches for Denmark Under-19s against Bermuda Under-19s and Ireland Under-19s during an International Youth Tournament in Winnipeg, Canada. In that same year he first appeared for Denmark in a friendly against English minor county Durham. Further matches for Denmark followed in friendly appearances against Wales and the Netherlands in 1992, as well as the Netherlands and Scotland in 1993. He played in his first ICC Trophy in Kenya in the 1994 ICC Trophy, making his first appearance in that competition against Hong Kong. He made seven further appearances in the 1994 competition, scoring a total of 123 runs at an average of 30.75, with a high score of 25, while with the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 50.75. Having shown promise in his appearances for Denmark, Vestergaard played Second XI cricket in English county cricket for Warwickshire in the 1994 season. Vestergaard has previously spent a season in Glamorgan as well as a couple of seasons playing with the Warwickshire Second XI. His success however has come in the ICC Trophy for Denmark where he has taken 36 wickets at 14.30. He was the tournament's leading wicket taker in 2001 and took a hattrick against the USA.