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born 1989 South Africa
Nicky van den Bergh (born 20 June 1989) is a South African cricketer.He was included in the North West squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.
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From a personal point-of-view, to be captain of a side that managed to do that was very special
To get a crack and bat in number four this yearwas really nice for me.
As a keeper at North West and at the Lions before, I always used to bat in five, six or seven to play a finisher-type role.
I was still able to play for North West in semi-pro cricket, while still putting in the necessary hours and work at the firm.
Cricket was never really a massive and realistic option for me.
For me, personally, it was really pleasing to get my law degree, pass my bar exam and to qualify as a lawyer.
I only got a real crack because of the match-fixing scandal where a few guys got banned
From a one-day perspective, it was really nice for me to bat in the top four – I’ve never really gotten the chance to bat in the top four in white ball cricket before.
I also started working as a lawyer before making my debut for the Lions
At that time, guys like Quinton de Kock and Thami Tsolekile were playing ahead of me at the Lions so it was a never a realistic thing where I could make a living (playing franchise cricket).
Circumstances dictated that I got a shot. The first season went well and they offered me a contract.
As captain of the Lions four-day side, it was very pleasing that we won the trophy. I don’t think there have been many sides that have defended the four-day title.
The second season went well and they offered me a two-year contract
I was just this Afrikaans kid from Potch (Potchefstroom).
More of my focus was just having a nice time [on the field] and a lot of my focus was on my law studies
There were always guys ahead of me who were sort of earmarked as the next big thing