Gareth Berg

Gareth Berg
Berg in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Gareth Kyle Berg
Born (1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
NicknameFossil,Batman,Ice, Bergy, The Iceberg
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 16)15 October 2021 v Denmark
Last T20I20 July 2023 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–2002/03Western Province B
2004Northamptonshire
2007–2014Middlesex
2015–2019Hampshire (squad no. 13)
2019→ Northamptonshire (on loan)
2020–2023Northamptonshire
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2020-presentItaly
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 19 152 116 113
Runs scored 153 5,565 1,617 1,236
Batting average 19.12 28.10 22.15 21.31
100s/50s 0/0 2/31 0/7 0/3
Top score 39* 130* 75 90
Balls bowled 318 20,133 4,266 1,939
Wickets 20 321 124 94
Bowling average 16.45 31.57 28.87 26.51
5 wickets in innings 0 7 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/14 6/56 5/26 4/14
Catches/stumpings 6/– 75/– 44/– 30/–
Source: CricInfo, 25 August 2024

Gareth Kyle Berg (born 18 January 1981) is a South African-born English-Italian cricketer who last played domestic cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.[1] Born in South Africa, he attended Edgemead Primary School and then SACS (South African College School) . He is not considered a Kolpak player, and is qualified by residency for England as well as holding an Italian passport.[2] In January 2021, Berg was named as the head coach of the Italian cricket team and still continues to play for them.[3]

  1. ^ "Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy". Emerging Cricket. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Gareth Berg profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Gareth Berg named playing head coach of Italy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2020.