Full Name

Darren Shane Berry

Born

December 10, 1969, Melbourne, Victoria

Age

54y 110d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

On the heels of a fine junior career which won him a spot in various national youth sides and a place at the Australian Cricket Academy in 1988, combative wicketkeeper Darren Berry did not take long to make a name for himself in Australian first class cricket. In his debut season - with South Australia in 1989-90 - he not only shattered the previous world record for the most number of runs scored against an individual wicketkeeper's team while no instance of a bye was conceded but also made a huge impression with his athleticism and efficiency. Save for the consequences of a temporary form slump (and his axing from the Victorian team) during the 1995-96 season, it is a reputation which has stayed with him ever since. Brilliant in all facets of glovework - and one of the very few players capable of standing up to the stumps to medium pacers for long periods without in any way compromising his effectiveness - a string of noteworthy achievements have come his way. Alongside his early world record effort, he has, for instance, set a new mark for the most number of dismissals effected by a 'keeper for Victoria (since moving states in 1990-91); equalled the Australian first class record with eight dismissals in a single innings; and he also captained the Bushrangers to the Mercantile Mutual Cup title in 1998-99. His pugnacious batting, which yielded as few as four half centuries over his opening seven seasons, has also blossomed to become a key ingredient in many defiant Victorian middle to lower order performances over recent years. 'Chuck' is even considered by some observers to have been one of the more outstanding 'keepers to have ever participated at interstate level.

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Darren Berry Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC153231334273166*21.5841155251
List A89672182564*17.930210829

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC1531270---3.50-000
List A89000-----000

Recent Matches of Darren Berry

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Victoria vs Queensland611c/0s & 2c/0s12-Mar-2004MelbourneFC
Victoria vs Tasmania22*3c/0s & 0c/0s04-Mar-2004HobartFC
Victoria vs West Aust9*1c/0s21-Feb-2004MelbourneList A
Victoria vs Tasmania390c/0s & 0c/2s16-Feb-2004MelbourneFC
Victoria vs Tasmania640c/0s14-Feb-2004MelbourneList A

Debut/Last Matches of Darren Berry

Photos of Darren Berry

Hobart Hurricanes coaching team (left to right), James Hopes (assistant), Ricky Ponting (head of strategy), Jeff Vaughan (head coach) and Darren Berry (assistant)
Darren Berry warms up his players before the start of play
South Australia coach Darren Berry
Jeremy Snape, Darren Berry and Shane Warne in discussion
Darren Berry
Darren Berry, captain of the Victoria Bushrangers, holds up the Pura Cup after Victoria defeated Queensland in the final