Personal information | |
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Born | Perth, Western Australia | 11 March 1983
Batting | Left-handed |
Role | Wicket-keeper batter |
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut (cap 15) | 11 May 2019 v Belgium |
Last T20I | 16 June 2019 v Italy |
Source:
Cricinfo, 16 June 2019 |
Daniel Weston (born 11 March 1983) is a German cricketer. [1] Born in Perth, Western Australia, [1] he initially played cricket for that State alongside better-known players such as Shaun Marsh. [2]
In 2004, he founded Westware Computers Pty Ltd, which built and supplied computer hardware and services to the education and corporate sector. [3] He sold that business at the age of 23 before moving to Europe. [2] In 2013, he founded the Aimed Global Alpha global macro hedge fund, [3] domiciled in Luxembourg. [4] In 2016, he founded German Cricket TV, an online video channel for supporting and promoting cricket in Germany. [2] [5] [6]
He was named in Germany's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa. [7] He played in Germany's opening fixture, against Ghana, on 3 September 2017. [8]
In August, 2018, [9] Weston founded the European Cricket League, [2] [10] as the basis for the Champions League of Cricket in Europe. [11] In September 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Germany in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament. [12] He was also named the player of the series, [13] after scoring 180 runs, including three fifties, in five matches. [12]
In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team. [14] He made his T20I debut for Germany against Belgium on 11 May 2019. [15] Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. [16] [17] However, during the tournament, he broke a finger and was replaced by Michael Richardson in Germany's squad. [18] [19]
Personal information | |
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Born | Perth, Western Australia | 11 March 1983
Batting | Left-handed |
Role | Wicket-keeper batter |
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut (cap 15) | 11 May 2019 v Belgium |
Last T20I | 16 June 2019 v Italy |
Source:
Cricinfo, 16 June 2019 |
Daniel Weston (born 11 March 1983) is a German cricketer. [1] Born in Perth, Western Australia, [1] he initially played cricket for that State alongside better-known players such as Shaun Marsh. [2]
In 2004, he founded Westware Computers Pty Ltd, which built and supplied computer hardware and services to the education and corporate sector. [3] He sold that business at the age of 23 before moving to Europe. [2] In 2013, he founded the Aimed Global Alpha global macro hedge fund, [3] domiciled in Luxembourg. [4] In 2016, he founded German Cricket TV, an online video channel for supporting and promoting cricket in Germany. [2] [5] [6]
He was named in Germany's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa. [7] He played in Germany's opening fixture, against Ghana, on 3 September 2017. [8]
In August, 2018, [9] Weston founded the European Cricket League, [2] [10] as the basis for the Champions League of Cricket in Europe. [11] In September 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Germany in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament. [12] He was also named the player of the series, [13] after scoring 180 runs, including three fifties, in five matches. [12]
In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team. [14] He made his T20I debut for Germany against Belgium on 11 May 2019. [15] Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. [16] [17] However, during the tournament, he broke a finger and was replaced by Michael Richardson in Germany's squad. [18] [19]