David Bedingham

Some Lesser Known Facts About David Bedingham

• David’s grandparents from both sides were born in England, and his father was born in Zimbabwe. All the members in his family had a British passport except him and his brother.

• Apart from cricket, David also played rugby in his childhood.

  

• While growing up, Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs were David’s childhood heroes. He also liked Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma while growing up.

• David likes to consume alcohol occasionally.

  

• David Bedingham played for South Africa U19 in 2012-13 with the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Aiden Markram.

• David was regarded as one of the promising young talents before he met with an accident which derailed his cricketing journey for some time. In an interview, he said,
  

  I was at a golf day in Stellenbosch, it was a hot day. The event started at 8am and I played until lunch. After the golf day, I dropped my mate off at hostel. As I was driving back home in Cape Town, I drove into another car. I don’t exactly know what happened but I think I fell asleep behind the wheel. I broke my femur, hand and jaw.”

• David made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2012–13 CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition on 14 March 2013.

• David likes to travel and explore places around the world.

  

• David was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for the Boland cricket team; he scored 283 runs in seven matches. He was also the top scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Boland, with 790 runs in eight matches.

• In April 2021, David scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket against Derbyshire in the 2021 County Championship; he scored 11 runs off 141 balls.

• David was signed by the Birmingham Phoenix in the first season of The Hundred; he replaced Finn Allen in the tournament.

• Before making his test debut, David played 89 matches in English county and scored more than 6000 runs for Durham.

• David likes to play golf.

  

• On his test debut against India, David scored a half-century and helped Proteas win the match; he scored 56 runs off 87 balls.

• In February 2024, David scored his maiden test century against New Zealand; he scored 110 runs off 141 balls in the match.

• In September 2024, David scored the highest individual score for Durham in English County Championship history against Lancashire, helping Durham win the match by an innings; he scored 279 runs off 259 balls.

• David made headlines in 2025 when he postponed his wedding to play in the SA20 2025 Final, showcasing his passion for the sport.

• As of March 2025, David has 6.1k followers on Instagram.