Nicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard (born 18 November 1996) also known as Nicolaj Jørgensen[1] is a Danish cricketer.[2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Denmark's third match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[5]
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| Full name | Nicolaj Damgaard Laegsgaard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 25) Herning, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 9) | 16 June 2019 v Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 4 July 2022 v Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In September 2018, he was the most economical bowler in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament, with an economy rate of 2.85,[6] and the leading wicket-taker for Denmark, with nine dismissals in five matches.[7]
In September 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[8] Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Denmark's squad.[9] In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for a five-match series against Leinster Lightning in Ireland, in preparation for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[10] The same month, he was named in Denmark's squad for the Regional Finals qualification tournament.[11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Denmark, against Jersey, on 16 June 2019.[12] He was awarded Player of the match against Norway, in his second T20I.[13]
In August 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[14] He made his List A debut for Denmark, against Malaysia, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.[15]