David Bedingham

{{short description|English-South African cricketer (born 1994)}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = David Bedingham

| image = 3 49 David Bedingham.jpg

| caption = Bedingham playing for Durham in 2023

| fullname = David Guy Bedingham

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = George, Cape Province South Africa

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Middle-order batter

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2023–present

| country = South Africa

| testdebutdate = 26 December

| testdebutyear = 2023

| testdebutagainst = India

| testcap = 357

| lasttestdate = 3 January

| lasttestyear = 2025

| lasttestagainst = Pakistan

| club1 = Western Province

| year1 = {{nowrap|2012/13–2021/22}},
2023/24–present

| club2 = Boland

| year2 = {{nowrap|2015/16–2018/19}}

| club3 = Cape Cobras

| year3 = {{nowrap|2018/19–2019/20}}

| club4 = Cape Town Blitz

| year4 = 2019

| club5 = Durham

| year5 = 2020–present

| club6 = Birmingham Phoenix

| year6 = 2021

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 12

| runs1 = 645

| bat avg1 = 33.94

| 100s/50s1 = 1/3

| top score1 = 110

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 15/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 112

| runs2 = 8,220

| bat avg2 = 50.74

| 100s/50s2 = 25/30

| top score2 = 279

| deliveries2 = 30

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 94/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 49

| runs3 = 1,868

| bat avg3 = 43.44

| 100s/50s3 = 6/10

| top score3 = 188*

| deliveries3 = 39

| wickets3 = 0

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 14/–

| column4 = T20

| matches4 = 83

| runs4 = 1,624

| bat avg4 = 21.36

| 100s/50s4 = 0/8

| top score4 = 78

| deliveries4 = –

| wickets4 = –

| bowl avg4 = –

| fivefor4 = –

| tenfor4 = –

| best bowling4 = –

| catches/stumpings4 = 18/1

| date = 2 April 2025

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/david-bedingham-498585 Cricinfo

|club7=Sunrisers Eastern Cape|year7=2025}}

David Guy Bedingham (born 22 April 1994) is a South African cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/498585.html |title=David Bedingham |access-date=29 October 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He holds United Kingdom ancestry visa and qualified for English county cricket as a local player.{{Cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2020/01/31/cobras-batsman-david-bedingham-signs-contract-with-durham|title=Cobras batsman David Bedingham signs contract with Durham|first=E. W. N.|last=Sport|website=ewn.co.za |access-date=10 August 2020}}

Career

Bedingham made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2012–13 CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition on 14 March 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/577881.html |title=CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition, Western Province v Easterns at Cape Town, Mar 14-16, 2013 |access-date=29 October 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Boland, with 283 runs in seven matches.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12120;team=3212;type=tournament |title=CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2017/18 Boland: Batting and bowling averages |access-date=8 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Boland, with 790 runs in eight matches.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12114;team=3212;type=tournament |title=Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Boland: Batting and bowling averages |access-date=13 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.capecobras.co.za/prince-announces-exciting-world-sports-betting-cape-cobras-squad-2018-2019/ |title=Prince announces 'exciting' World Sports Betting Cape Cobras Squad for 2018/2019 |work=Cape Cobras |access-date=16 June 2018}} In September 2018, he was named in Boland's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158643.html |title=Boland Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2018}} In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}

In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/western-province-name-squad-for-csa-provincial-t20-cup/58717.htm |title=Western Province Name Squad for CSA Provincial T20 Cup |work=Cricket World |access-date=10 September 2019}} In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-2021-1244186/durham-vs-derbyshire-group-1-1244234/match-report-2 |title=Chris Rushworth rekindles Riverside love affair as David Bedingham makes eyes with career-best 257 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 April 2021}} In the inaugural season of The Hundred, he was signed by the Birmingham Phoenix{{Cite news|title=The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/54646061|access-date=2022-02-02}} to replace Finn Allen for the remainder of the tournament.

Having previously considered waiting to qualify for England,{{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Planet Sport |title=David Bedingham gives up on playing for England, says he wants to earn South Africa call-up |url=https://www.planetsport.com/cricket/news/david-bedingham-gives-playing-england-says-wants-earn-south-africa-call |website=PlanetSportcom |language=en |date=24 March 2023}} 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. {{Cite web |title=SA vs IND, India in South Africa 2023/24, 1st Test at Centurion, December 26 - 28, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-south-africa-2023-24-1387592/south-africa-vs-india-1st-test-1387603/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

Bedingham was again called up to the South African side to tour New Zealand for a 2 match test series.{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Varun |date=2023-12-30 |title=South Africa announce new-look squad for New Zealand Tests, uncapped player Neil Brand to lead team |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/south-africa-announce-new-look-squad-for-new-zealand-tests-uncapped-player-neil-brand-to-lead-team-2023-12-30-909639 |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}} 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. {{Cite web |title=Bedingham century and O'Rourke five-for leave contest in the balance |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-new-zealand-2023-24-1388186/new-zealand-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-1388222/match-report |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}