Darren Gerard Explained

Darren Charles Gerard (born 17 April 1984) is a cricketer who represented Oxford University in matches against Cambridge University in 2004 and 2006.^[1]

Early and personal life

Gerard was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, and is Jewish.^{[2] [3]} He attended Lochinver House School, Haileybury College, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.^[4]

Cricket career

In the 2004 contest at Lord's he took 5/29 as Oxford won by eight wickets.^[5] 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 in Israel, where they gained a bronze medal,^[6] their first in over 12 years at the Games.

In 2006 he made his first-class debut, taking 2/25.^[7]

In 2008, he was named along with Mark Bott and Jason Molins to the Maccabi GB cricket team to represent the United Kingdom at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.^[8]

In 2016, Gerard made his debut on the US Cricket team with a loss to the British Army.^[9]

See also

• List of select Jewish cricketers

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/player_oracle_reveals_results2.cgi?playernumber=67127&opponentmatch=exact&playername=Gerard&resulttype=All&matchtype=All&teammatch=exact&startwicket=&homeawaytype=All&opponent=&endwicket=&wicketkeeper=&searchtype=MatchList&endscore=&playermatch=contains&branding=cricketarchive&captain=&endseason=&startscore=&team=&startseason= Player Oracle: DC Gerard
2. cricketarchive.com/Players/67/67127/67127.html
3. Web site: "A history of Jewish first-class cricketers" Maccabi Australia . 25 July 2017 . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192446/http://www.maccabi.com.au/News/283/A-history-of-Jewish-first-class-cricketers.cfm . dead .
4. http://www.barnetcolts.com/dcgerard.html Darren Gerard
5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/79/79729.html Cambridge University v Oxford University, University Match 2004
6. http://website.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=44642&ATypeId=1&search=true2&srchstr=Darren%20Gerard&srchtxt=0&srchhead=1&srchauthor=0&srchsandp=0&scsrch=0 Gerard eyes Varsity repeat
7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/86/86196.html Oxford University v Cambridge University, University Match 2006
8. News: Maccabiah Cricket Squads Announced . TotallyJewish.com . 23 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081833/http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/c-10122/maccabiah-cricket-squads-announced/ . 6 June 2011 . dmy-all .
9. http://website.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=38109&ATypeId=1&search=true2&srchstr=DarrenGerard&srchtxt=0&srchhead=1&srchauthor=0&srchsandp=0&scsrch=0 Paceman Gerard leads medal charge