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| Full name | Preston Luke Mommsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-10-14)14 October 1987 (age 38) Durban,Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Heat,[1] P, The Pitbull[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armoff break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 42) | 15 June 2010 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 June 2017 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 23) | 13 March 2012 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 March 2016 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preston Luke Mommsen (born 14 October 1987) is a South African-bornScottish cricketer and former captain in international limited over formats. Having represented South Africa at under 19 level he played his first game for Scotland in afirst class match against the Netherlands on 10 June 2010.[3]
On 21 November 2016, Mommsen announced his retirement from professional cricket to take up an "attractive opportunity in the corporate world",[4] but returned to the Scotland squad in June 2017.[5]
Mommsen attendedHilton College inKwaZulu-Natal. Here he was not only a member of the 1st XI cricket team but also of the 1st XV rugby team and went on to represent South Africa School Boys for both sports. In 2006 Preston went on a cricket and rugby scholarship toGordonstoun School inMoray,Scotland for the summer and winter terms. During this time he became the first school boy to score 1000 runs in that season.[6] It was while he was at Gordonstoun that he got the chance to play forKent 2nds.
Mommsen had a brief spell at Kent but only managed to make two appearances for the county's 2nd team. After leaving Gordonstoun (attended by HRH Prince Charles, Zara Phillips & Peter Phillips), Preston moved permanently toScotland, living inEdinburgh. It was here that he started playing for Heriot’s CC, then Carlton, and now makes the odd appearance for Grange CC.[7] After four years living in Edinburgh he qualified for the Scottish National Team and was subsequently called up in June 2010 after impressing at club level.[8]
The 2011 Season is the first full season Mommsen has been eligible for Scotland. As such he was selected in Scotland'sCB40 squad and got off to a good start with two 50's and an average of 62.2 after the first 7 games of the season.[3] Mommsen went on to finish the season with 408 runs at an average of 58.28 in the competition. As a result of his form, Scotland offered a full-time contract for the following year and he spent time at both Kent and Northamptonshire who were interested in signing him.[9]
Having signed a full-time contract with Scotland, Mommsen has been included in their winter tours ofNamibia andIndia, where in the latter Scotland start their campaign to qualify for the2012 World Twenty20. He marked the occasion with his first international hundred scoring 102 off 192 balls in the first 4-day game against Namibia inWindhoek.
In June 2013, Mommsen has been named as captain of a youthful Scotland squad to take on Australia A in a first-class four-day fixture inEdinburgh.
Cricket Scotland named him replacement to Scotland CaptainKyle Coetzer took over atGrange Cricket Club in Edinburgh.
Mommsen was ruled out of Scotland's 2013 World T20 qualifying campaign in a blow to their chances of winning a place inBangladesh in March 2014. He had a pelvis injury and wasn't able to join his squad for the qualifiers in theUAE.
Mommsen went on to guide the innings at No.4, reaching a maiden List A ton as Hong Kong managed to hold on to a 17-run victory over Scotland atQueenstown Events Centre bringing a losing start for Scotland's World Cup Qualifiers.
Mommsen's ninthList-A fifty set up Scotland's 52-run win. Mommsen struck 94, and put up stands of 65 and 86 for the third and fourth wickets withMatty Cross andFreddie Coleman respectively as the team eventually piled on 288 for 9 from their 50 overs againstPapua New Guinea atBert Sutcliffe Oval inLincoln, New Zealand.
He was stand-in captain againstKenya match where Mommsen took his time getting set striking only one four on his way to a half-century off 81 balls as Scotland clinched their third World Cup berth in dramatic fashion with a tense three-wicket win over Kenya with three balls to spare atHagley Oval.
Mommsen led Scotland into Group A for theWorld Cup as his second century of the tournament secured an emphatic 41-run win overUAE in the final of the qualifiers.
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