Former North West Dragons captain Nicky van den Bergh has announced his retirement from cricket after 13 years in the game.
Van den Bergh has played for, and captained, teams such as the Imperial Lions (now DP World Lions), South African Universities and most recently the Dragons, where he began his career.
Van den Bergh will be taking up a new position as Chief Commercial Officer at North West Cricket.
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“My retirement from professional cricket and the transition into the CCO role is something that we have been discussing for a while and has been in the pipeline for a while. I knew it was coming, so the plan was always to retire during this off-season,” said Van den Bergh. “I can continue my legal career and I am thankful to NWC for the opportunity to step into a new role as CCO, to be able to remain in cricket and see what North West can become. I truly believe that NWC can be a force to be reckoned with, in South African cricket.”
“We at North West Cricket want to thank Nicky for the contribution he has made to cricket and to both the North West Dragons and the Lions. We have not lost him totally and we are looking forward to Nicky adding more value to NWC and the cricket fraternity,” said Ismail Minty, North West Cricket CEO.
Van den Bergh will take up his position on 1 September.
