Darren Charles Gerard (born 17 April 1984) is a
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
er who represented
Oxford University
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in matches against
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
in 2004 and 2006.
Early and personal life
Gerard was born in
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Charing Cr ...
, England, and is Jewish. He attended Lochinver House School,
Haileybury College Haileybury may refer to:
Australia
* Haileybury (Melbourne), a school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
**Haileybury Rendall School, an offshoot in Berrimah, North Territory, Australia
China
* Haileybury International School, an international ...
, and
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
St Edmund Hall (sometimes known as The Hall or informally as Teddy Hall) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The college claims to be "the oldest surviving academic society to house and educate undergraduates in any university ...
.
Cricket career
In the 2004 contest at
Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and ...
he took 5/29 as Oxford won by eight wickets. Gerard was used as a net bowler by England during their tour of South Africa in 2004/05.
Gerard led the Great Britain cricket squad at the
2005 Maccabiah Games
The 17th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-17 ישראל תשס"ה), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the Un ...
in Israel, where they gained a bronze medal, their first in over 12 years at the Games.
In 2006 he made his
first-class debut, taking 2/25.
In 2008, he was named along with
Mark Bott
Mark Daniel Bott is an English first-class cricketer. He was born in Nottingham, England and is Jewish.
Playing career
His batting style is right-hand bat. Among other teams, he has played for Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excell ...
and
Jason Molins
Jason Adam Max Molins (born 4 December 1974) is an Irish former cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman, with his career for the Irish national side spanning from 1995 to 2006, which included a spell as the captain of the team.
Early an ...
to the Maccabi GB cricket team to represent the United Kingdom at the
2009 Maccabiah Games
The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...
.
In 2016, Gerard made his debut on the US Cricket team with a loss to the British Army.
Paceman Gerard leads medal charge
, ''The Jewish Chronicle
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'', Retrieved on 18 February 2009
See also
* List of select Jewish cricketers
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerard, Darren
1984 births
Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Living people
Jewish cricketers
People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Oxford University cricketers
Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
Maccabiah Games medalists in cricket
Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
People from Chipping Barnet
English cricketers
English Jews
Jewish British sportspeople