| David Bedingham | |
| Fullname: | David Guy Bedingham |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1994 |
| 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: | 27 November |
| Lasttestyear: | 2024 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Club1: | Western Province |
| Year1: | ,2023/24–present |
| Club2: | Boland |
| Club3: | Cape Cobras |
| Club4: | Cape Town Blitz |
| Year4: | 2019 |
| Club5: | Durham |
| Year5: | 2020–present |
| Club6: | Birmingham Phoenix |
| Year6: | 2021 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 511 |
| Bat Avg1: | 36.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/3 |
| Top Score1: | 110 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 107 |
| Runs2: | 7,880 |
| Bat Avg2: | 51.16 |
| 100S/50S2: | 25/28 |
| Top Score2: | 279 |
| Deliveries2: | 30 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 86/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 43 |
| Runs3: | 1,678 |
| Bat Avg3: | 45.35 |
| 100S/50S3: | 6/9 |
| Top Score3: | 152 |
| Deliveries3: | 39 |
| Wickets3: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg3: | – |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 14/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 70 |
| Runs4: | 1,383 |
| Bat Avg4: | 21.60 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/8 |
| Top Score4: | 78 |
| Deliveries4: | – |
| Wickets4: | – |
| Bowl Avg4: | – |
| Fivefor4: | – |
| Tenfor4: | – |
| Best Bowling4: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 17/1 |
| Date: | 30 November 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/david-bedingham-498585 Cricinfo |
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 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]