Lars Hedegaard Andersen

Lars Hedegaard Andersen (born 14 August 1975) is a former Danish cricketer. Hedegaard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Grenå, Norddjurs Municipality.

Career Hedegaard made a single appearance for Denmark Under-19s against Bangladesh Under-19s in the 1994 Malaysia International Youth Cricket Tournament. His senior debut for Denmark came in the 1997 ICC Trophy against Malaysia, with him making four appearances during the tournament. He scored 15 runs in the tournament, as well as taking a single wicket. In March 1998, he toured Namibia, before playing four matches in the 1998 European Championship later that year. In 2000, he appeared in the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament in Zimbabwe, where he made a further five List A appearances against Zimbabwe A, the Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland and Kenya. while with the ball he took 2 wickets at an average of 51.50. Later in 2000, he played a further List A match against the Durham Cricket Board in English domestic cricket's NatWest Trophy. With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 16.60, with best figures of 5/24. These figures, which were his only five wicket haul in the tournament, came against Papua New Guinea. In July 2002, he made five appearances in the European Championship, where he made five List A appearances, the last of which came against Argentina. These matches represented his final appearances in List A cricket, with Hedegaard having represented his country in thirteen List A matches, while with the ball he took 5 wickets at an average of 47.00, with best figures of 2/21. He later played in the 2008 European Championship Division One, making four appearances. His final appearances for Denmark came in two warm-up matches for the 2009 World Cup Qualifier, against an Eastern Province Invitation XI and Grahamstown. However, Hedegaard was not a part of the main squad for the tournament.

His brother, Morten, has played for and captained Denmark.