Richie Berrington is a Scottish cricketer known for his performances in international games. |
Berrington was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and moved to Scotland as a child. |
As a teenager, he represented Scotland in cricket at various age groups. |
He displayed exceptional talent, playing for Scotland's under-19 team at a young age. |
At 18, he joined the European Cricket Council Development team in India and trained in South Africa. |
In 2006, Berrington played in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for Scotland. |
He made his One Day International debut in July 2008, scoring the winning runs against Ireland. |
A month later, he played his first Twenty20 International match. |
Known for his Twenty20 and first-class performances, he played in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. |
In 2010, he received a full-time contract with Cricket Scotland. |
Berrington scored centuries but faced inconsistency at times. |
In 2010, his century against India A rescued Scotland from a tough situation. |
A remarkable 56-run innings in 2011 contributed to a successful run chase for Scotland. |
In 2012, he became the seventh cricketer to score a T20 International century. |
He secured his place in the 2015 Cricket World Cup team with a memorable ODI century. |
In 2016, Berrington reached 1,000 ODI runs against the UAE. |
In 2017, he set a T20I partnership record with Calum MacLeod. |
His career-best List A score of 110 runs was achieved in 2017. |
In 2018, Berrington captained Scotland during the United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. |
He played a crucial role in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. |
Selected for T20 World Cup Qualifiers, he faced a controversial dismissal in a vital match. |
He played in the 2019 Global T20 Canada and Euro T20 Slam tournaments. |
Berrington was part of Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers. |
Nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award in 2020. |
In 2021, he was appointed vice-captain for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. |
Berrington became the captain of Scotland's national cricket team in 2022. |
He led the squad in the T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022. |
In December 2022, Berrington reached the milestone of playing 100 ODIs for Scotland. |