Soren Vestergaard

Søren Vestergaard (born 1 March 1972, in Copenhagen) is a former Danish cricketer. Vestergaard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast.

Early career Prior to playing for Denmark at any level, Vestergaard had been scouted by Welsh county Glamorgan in 1990, making a single Second XI appearance for the county in a one-day match against the Warwickshire Second XI. In July 1991, Vestergaard appeared in two matches for Denmark Under-19s against Bermuda Under-19s and Ireland Under-19s during an International Youth Tournament in Winnipeg, Canada. In that same year he first appeared for Denmark in a friendly against English minor county Durham. scoring a total of 123 runs at an average of 30.75, with a high score of 25, while with the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 50.75.

Having shown promise in his appearances for Denmark, Vestergaard played Second XI cricket in English county cricket for Warwickshire in the 1994 season. He played Second XI cricket for Warwickshire until the 1998 season, He was less successful with the bat, scoring 66 runs at an average of 13.20, with a high score of 24. During that period when he played Second XI cricket in England, he also played for Denmark in the 1996 and 1998 European Cricket Championship. In his third match of the tournament against the United States, he claimed a hat-trick. He scored 151 runs in his eight matches, which came at an average of 18.87, with a high score of 47. This was his last appearance in the ICC Trophy, with him not appearing the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland.

He later made his debut in List A cricket for Denmark against Wales Minor Counties in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in August 2003 to avoid fixture congestion the following season. At the time, Denmark were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day tournament in English county cricket. Vestergaard captained the team in this match, having inherited the captaincy from Aftab Ahmed, scoring 4 runs in Denmark's innings of 189/8, before he was dismissed by Tony Smith. Wales Minor Counties won the match by seven wickets, with Vestergaard bowling seven wicketless overs during their chase. He played intermittently for Denmark over the next few years, appearing for them in the 2004 and 2008 European Cricket Championship Division One. He made seven List A appearances in the tournament, including his final appearance to date in that format, against Uganda. while with the bat he scored 62 runs at an average of 12.40, with a high score of 39, which came against Afghanistan. This tournament marks the last time he has played for Denmark.

Outside of cricket, he works as a teacher.