Danish cricketer
Lars Hedegaard Andersen (born 14 August 1975) is a former Danish cricketer. Hedegaard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Grenå, Norddjurs Municipality.
Career
Hedegaard made a single appearance for Denmark Under-19s against Bangladesh Under-19s in the 1994 Malaysia International Youth Cricket Tournament.[1] His senior debut for Denmark came in the 1997 ICC Trophy against Malaysia, with him making four appearances during the tournament.[2] He scored 15 runs in the tournament,[3] as well as taking a single wicket.[4] In March 1998, he toured Namibia, before playing four matches in the 1998 European Championship later that year.[1] In 1999, he toured Zimbabwe with Denmark, making appearances against provincial teams such as Mashonaland, Mashonaland Country Districts and Manicaland.[1] Hedegaard made his List A debut for Denmark later in 1999 against the Kent Cricket Board in English domestic cricket's NatWest Trophy, with him captaining Denmark in what was their first appearance in List A cricket.[5] In 2000, he appeared in the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament in Zimbabwe, where he made a further five List A appearances against Zimbabwe A, the Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland and Kenya.[5] Hedegaard struggled with the bat in the tournament, scoring just 37 runs at an average of 12.33,[6] while with the ball he took 2 wickets at an average of 51.50.[7] Later in 2000, he played a further List A match against the Durham Cricket Board in English domestic cricket's NatWest Trophy.[5]
He was part of Denmark's squad for the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, playing eight matches, in what was to be his last appearance in the ICC Trophy.[2] He scored 139 runs at an average of 34.75 in the tournament, with a high score of 38.[8] With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 16.60, with best figures of 5/24.[9] These figures, which were his only five wicket haul in the tournament, came against Papua New Guinea.[10] In July 2002, he made five appearances in the European Championship,[1] while the following month he made a further List A appearance for Denmark against the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1st round of English domestic cricket's 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in August 2002 to avoid fixture congestion early in the 2002 season.[5] His next appearance for Denmark came in the 2004 European Championship Division One, where he made three appearances.[1]
He missed out on selection for the 2005 ICC Trophy, next appearing for Denmark in a two match series against Bermuda in 2007, while later in 2007 he was part of Denmark's tour to Kenya, playing two matches against Coast Cricket Association XI and a Kenya Select XI.[1] In November 2007, he was selected in Denmark's squad for the World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia,[11] where he made five List A appearances, the last of which came against Argentina.[5] He scored 69 runs in the tournament at an average of 17.25, with a high score of 46 not out.[12] These matches represented his final appearances in List A cricket, with Hedegaard having represented his country in thirteen List A matches,[5] scoring 167 runs at an average of 16.70,[13] while with the ball he took 5 wickets at an average of 47.00, with best figures of 2/21.[14] He later played in the 2008 European Championship Division One, making four appearances.[1] His final appearances for Denmark came in two warm-up matches for the 2009 World Cup Qualifier, against an Eastern Province Invitation XI and Grahamstown.[1] However, Hedegaard was not a part of the main squad for the tournament.
His brother, Morten, has played for and captained Denmark.
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