Gareth Berg

Gareth Berg
Berg in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Gareth Kyle Berg
Born (1981-01-18) 18 January 1981
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
NicknameFossil,Batman,Ice, Bergy, The Iceberg
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 16)15 October 2021 v Denmark
Last T20I20 July 2023 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–2002/03Western Province B
2004Northamptonshire
2007–2014Middlesex
2015–2019Hampshire (squad no. 13)
2019Northamptonshire (on loan)
2020–2023Northamptonshire
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2020-presentItaly
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 19 152 116 113
Runs scored 153 5,565 1,617 1,236
Batting average 19.12 28.10 22.15 21.31
100s/50s 0/0 2/31 0/7 0/3
Top score 39* 130* 75 90
Balls bowled 318 20,133 4,266 1,939
Wickets 20 321 124 94
Bowling average 16.45 31.57 28.87 26.51
5 wickets in innings 0 7 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/14 6/56 5/26 4/14
Catches/stumpings 6/– 75/– 44/– 30/–
Source: CricInfo, 25 August 2024

Gareth Kyle Berg (born 18 January 1981) is a South African-born English-Italian cricketer who last played domestic cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. Born in South Africa, he attended Edgemead Primary School and then SACS (South African College School) . He is not considered a Kolpak player, and is qualified by residency for England as well as holding an Italian passport. In January 2021, Berg was named as the head coach of the Italian cricket team and still continues to play for them.