German cricketer
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]
References
^ a b "Daniel Weston" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 19 July 2015 .
^ a b c d Fletcher Doherty (16 July 2022). "The Aussie behind the European Cricket Network – a mad, grass-roots sporting project sweeping the continent" . ABC News . Retrieved 24 July 2022 .
^ a b "Daniel Weston's own research helped him build a $US30m hedge fund in three years" . Financial Review . 26 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017 .(subscription required)
^ "Company Overview of AIMED Global Alpha Fund" . Bloomberg . Retrieved 4 May 2018 .
^ "Cricket now booming in Germany, thanks to refugees" . The Local . Retrieved 11 October 2017 .
^ "MCC visit underpins German cricket boom" . Club Cricket . Retrieved 11 October 2017 .
^ "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 28 August 2017 .
^ "Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 3 September 2017 .
^ "European Cricket League AG | Current management" . www.monetas.ch . Retrieved 2 January 2019 .
^ "ECL - European Cricket League" . ECL - European Cricket League . Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2019 .
^ "European Cricket League AG" . Moneyhouse . Retrieved 2 January 2019 .
^ a b "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018: Most runs" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "13th Match, ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A at Deventer, Sep 2 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Germany announce dates for first T20Is" . Cricket Europe . Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019 .
^ "1st T20I, Germany tour of Belgium at Waterloo, May 11 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 11 May 2019 .
^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup – wir fahren nach Guernsey!" . Deutscher Cricket Bund . Retrieved 29 May 2019 .
^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 31 May 2019 .
^ "Michael Richardson, son of ICC CEO Dave, expected to make international debut" . Sport Star . Retrieved 17 June 2019 .
^ "Denmark remain in contention" . Cricket Europe . Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019 .
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