David Bedingham
David Guy Bedingham (born 22 April 1994) is a South African cricketer. He holds United Kingdom ancestry visa and qualified for English county cricket as a local player. Bedingham was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, the second ICC title the country has won till date.
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| Full name | David Guy Bedingham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1994 George, Cape Province South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 357) | 26 December 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 July 2025 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2021/22, 2023/24–present | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2018/19 | Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2019/20 | Cape Cobras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Cape Town Blitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Durban's Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Guy Bedingham (born 22 April 1994) is a South African cricketer.[1] He holds United Kingdom ancestry visa and qualified for English county cricket as a local player.[2] Bedingham was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, the second ICC title the country has won till date.
Career
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Bedingham made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2012–13 CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition on 14 March 2013.[3]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Boland, with 283 runs in seven matches.[4] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Boland, with 790 runs in eight matches.[5]
In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.[6] In September 2018, he was named in Boland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[7] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[8]
In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[9] In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10] Later the same month, Bedingham scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 257 runs for Durham in the 2021 County Championship in England.[11] In the inaugural season of The Hundred, he was signed by the Birmingham Phoenix[12] to replace Finn Allen for the remainder of the tournament.
Having previously considered waiting to qualify for England,[13] Bedingham made his long awaited debut for South Africa in the 2023/24 2 match test series against India. In his debut at Centurion, Bedingham made his maiden test half century hitting 56 off 87 helping South Africa to a convincing victory. [14]
Bedingham was again called up to the South African side to tour New Zealand for a 2 match test series.[15] In the 2nd test of the series, Bedingham scored his maiden test century hitting 110 off 141 balls to set a 267 run target for New Zealand to chase. [16]
Bedingham was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final. In the final, he sored 45 and 21*. [17]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Bedingham". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Sport, E. W. N. "Cobras batsman David Bedingham signs contract with Durham". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition, Western Province v Easterns at Cape Town, Mar 14-16, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 Boland: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Boland: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Prince announces 'exciting' World Sports Betting Cape Cobras Squad for 2018/2019". Cape Cobras. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Boland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Western Province Name Squad for CSA Provincial T20 Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Chris Rushworth rekindles Riverside love affair as David Bedingham makes eyes with career-best 257". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ writer, Planet Sport (24 March 2023). "David Bedingham gives up on playing for England, says he wants to earn South Africa call-up". PlanetSportcom.
- ^ "SA vs IND, India in South Africa 2023/24, 1st Test at Centurion, December 26 - 28, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Malik, Varun (30 December 2023). "South Africa announce new-look squad for New Zealand Tests, uncapped player Neil Brand to lead team". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Bedingham century and O'Rourke five-for leave contest in the balance". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "AUS vs SA WTC Final". espnCricinfo. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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