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Full name Darren Shane Berry
Born December 10, 1969, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 38 years 270 days
Major teams South Australia,Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
153
231
33
4273
166*
21.58
4
11
552
51
List A
89
67
21
825
64*
17.93
0
2
108
29
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
153
12
7
0
-
-
-
3.50
-
0
0
0
List A
89
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
First-class span
1989/90 - 2003/04
List A span
1989/90 - 2003/04
Profile
On the heels of a fine junior career which won him a spot in various
national youth sides and a place at the Australian Cricket Academy in 1988,
combative wicketkeeper Darren Berry did not take long to make a name for
himself in Australian first class cricket. In his debut season - with South
Australia in 1989-90 - he not only shattered the previous world record for
the most number of runs scored against an individual wicketkeeper's team
while no instance of a bye was conceded but also made a huge impression with
his athleticism and efficiency. Save for the consequences of a temporary
form slump (and his axing from the Victorian team) during the 1995-96
season, it is a reputation which has stayed with him ever since. Brilliant
in all facets of glovework - and one of the very few players capable of
standing up to the stumps to medium pacers for long periods without in any
way compromising his effectiveness - a string of noteworthy achievements
have come his way. Alongside his early world record effort, he has, for
instance, set a new mark for the most number of dismissals effected by a
'keeper for Victoria (since moving states in 1990-91); equalled the
Australian first class record with eight dismissals in a single innings; and
he also captained the Bushrangers to the Mercantile Mutual Cup title in
1998-99. His pugnacious batting, which yielded as few as four half
centuries over his opening seven seasons, has also blossomed to become a key
ingredient in many defiant Victorian middle to lower order performances over
recent years. 'Chuck' is even considered by some observers to have been one of the more outstanding 'keepers to have ever participated at interstate level.
