Nicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard (born 18 November 1996) also known as Nicolaj Jørgensen[1] is a Danish cricketer.[2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Denmark's third match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[5]

Career

In September 2018, he was the most economical bowler in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament, with an economy rate of 2.85,[6] and the leading wicket-taker for Denmark, with nine dismissals in five matches.[7]

In September 2018, he was included in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[8] Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Denmark's squad.[9] In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for a five-match series against Leinster Lightning in Ireland, in preparation for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[10] The same month, he was named in Denmark's squad for the Regional Finals qualification tournament.[11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut, against Jersey, on 16 June 2019.[12] He was named the player of the match against Norway, in his second T20I.[13]

In August 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[14] He made his List A debut against Malaysia, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolaj Jørgensen". Dansk Cricket Forbund. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Nicolaj Damgaard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Tale of three centuries in Danish league". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Truppen Til World Cricket League Div.4 Er Udtaget". Dansk Cricket (in Danish). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ^ "9th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, May 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018: Best economy rates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Denmark: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Herrelandsholdet til WCL-div.3". Dansk Cricket. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Everything you need to know about WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Denmark Dublin bound". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at St Peter Port, Jun 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Nikolaj Damgaard Jørgensen, man of the match after the match against Norway". Dansk Cricket. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Malaysia expectations". Dansk Cricket Federation. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  15. ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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