Charles Graham van der Gucht (born 14 January 1980) is a former English cricketer.

Charles van der Gucht
Personal information
Full name
Charles Graham van der Gucht
Born (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44)
Hammersmith, London, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RelationsPaul van der Gucht (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999Hampshire Cricket Board
2000Hampshire
2001Durham UCCE
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 2 3
Runs scored 38 4
Batting average 38.00 2.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 38 3
Balls bowled 204 144
Wickets 4 5
Bowling average 34.50 19.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/75 3/35
Catches/stumpings –/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2009

The grandson of the cricketer Paul van der Gucht, he was born at Hammersmith in January 1980. He was educated at Radley College,[1] before matriculating to the College of St Hild and St Bede at Durham University.[2] van der Gucht played for the Hampshire Cricket Board (HCB) in the 1999 ECB 38-County Cup and later in the season, he made his debut in List A one-day cricket for the HCB against Suffolk at Bury St Edmunds in the NatWest Trophy first round. He played two further one-day matches in that competition, in the second and third rounds against Shropshire and Glamorgan respectively.[3]

Having been a member of Hampshire's under-19 Championship winning team in 1998,[4] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the touring Zimbabweans at Southampton in 2000.[5] He took figures of 3 for 75 with his slow left-arm orthodox bowling in the Zimbabweans first innings, notably dismissing Murray Goodwin.[6] He made an additional first-class appearance while studying at Durham, playing for Durham UCCE against Lancashire in June 2001.[5] In July 2001, van der Gucht was involved in a serious accident when he was run over by a taxi on Twickenham Bridge in London, breaking both of his legs.[7] His recovery required him to undertake intensive physiotherapy that winter,[8] but it would take thirteen months for him to return to playing.[9] After recovering from the accident, he captained the Hampshire Second XI, but did not feature again for the first team. As a result, van der Gucht left Hampshire at the end of the 2003 season to pursue a career away from cricket.[4] He ended his brief cricket career with four first-class and five one-day wickets.[10]

References

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  1. ^ The Radley Newsletter. June 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ Brenkley, Stephen (20 January 2002). "Meet Charlie - from the Bengal branch of the Van der Guchts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Charles van der Gucht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Issacs, Vic (11 August 2003). "Charlie van der Gucht leaves Hampshire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Charles van der Gucht". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Hampshire v Zimbabweans, Zimbabwe in British Isles 2000". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ Issacs, Vic (29 July 2001). "Hampshire Young cricketer Van der Gucht breaks legs in car accident". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ^ Mezzetti, Ed (1 October 2001). "England call-up for Durham's cricketing prodigy". Palatinate. No. 623. Durham. p. 20. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  9. ^ Vimpany, Mike (15 August 2002). "Charlie van der Gucht returns to cricket after 13-month lay-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Player profile: Charles van der Gucht". ESPNcricinfo. 4 March 2024.
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