Charles Graham van der Gucht (born 14 January 1980) is a former English cricketer.
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| Full name | Charles Graham van der Gucht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1980 Hammersmith, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Paul van der Gucht (grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | Hampshire Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Durham UCCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The grandson of the cricketer Paul van der Gucht, he was born at Hammersmith in January 1980. He was educated at Radley College,[1] before matriculating to the College of St Hild and St Bede at Durham University.[2] van der Gucht played for the Hampshire Cricket Board (HCB) in the 1999 ECB 38-County Cup and later in the season, he made his debut in List A one-day cricket for the HCB against Suffolk at Bury St Edmunds in the NatWest Trophy first round. He played two further one-day matches in that competition, in the second and third rounds against Shropshire and Glamorgan respectively.[3]
Having been a member of Hampshire's under-19 Championship winning team in 1998,[4] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the touring Zimbabweans at Southampton in 2000.[5] He took figures of 3 for 75 with his slow left-arm orthodox bowling in the Zimbabweans first innings, notably dismissing Murray Goodwin.[6] He made an additional first-class appearance while studying at Durham, playing for Durham UCCE against Lancashire in June 2001.[5] In July 2001, van der Gucht was involved in a serious accident when he was run over by a taxi on Twickenham Bridge in London, breaking both of his legs.[7] His recovery required him to undertake intensive physiotherapy that winter,[8] but it would take thirteen months for him to return to playing.[9] After recovering from the accident, he captained the Hampshire Second XI, but did not feature again for the first team. As a result, van der Gucht left Hampshire at the end of the 2003 season to pursue a career away from cricket.[4] He ended his brief cricket career with four first-class and five one-day wickets.[10]
References edit
- ^ The Radley Newsletter. June 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Brenkley, Stephen (20 January 2002). "Meet Charlie - from the Bengal branch of the Van der Guchts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Charles van der Gucht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b Issacs, Vic (11 August 2003). "Charlie van der Gucht leaves Hampshire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Charles van der Gucht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Hampshire v Zimbabweans, Zimbabwe in British Isles 2000". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Issacs, Vic (29 July 2001). "Hampshire Young cricketer Van der Gucht breaks legs in car accident". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Mezzetti, Ed (1 October 2001). "England call-up for Durham's cricketing prodigy". Palatinate. No. 623. Durham. p. 20. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Vimpany, Mike (15 August 2002). "Charlie van der Gucht returns to cricket after 13-month lay-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Player profile: Charles van der Gucht". ESPNcricinfo. 4 March 2024.