Steven Herzberg (born 25 May 1967), known as Steve Herzberg, is an English-born former Australian professional

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er. He played professionally in both English

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and Australian

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cricket, has represented Australia at the

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and runs his own corporate training company.

Early life

Herzberg was born at

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in 1967.Steven Herzberg

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. Retrieved 2017-11-04. He emigrated with his family to

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at the age of nine.O'Hagan S (1995
Herzberg the hero
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'', 1995-05-13. Retrieved 2017-11-03.A history of Jewish first-class cricketers
Maccabi Ajax Cricket Club, 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2017-11-04.

Cricket career

Herzberg played cricket primarily as a bowler, bowling right-arm

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. He made his senior cricket debut for

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in England in the 1990 Refuge Assurance League, a

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competition. He remained at the county for two seasons and played for the county Second XI regularly but did not make another appearance for the First XI.Steve Herzberg
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-04. He made his

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debut for

(WA) against

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in March 1992 in the 1991/92 Sheffield Shield. He returned to England for the 1992 season, playing once for Leicestershire's Second XI, before making his second first-class appearance for WA during the 1992/93 Sheffield Shield. He only played two senior matches for WA before moving to play for Tasmania in 1993/94, making seven first-class appearances for the side.Rutnager DJ (1997
Harden opens the way for Herzberg
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. In 1995 Herzberg returned to England to play for

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, making five first-class appearances for the First XI, before playing for

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in the 1997 season. On his Kent debut he took six wickets and claimed his only five-wicket innings haul, 5/33, against Leicestershire at

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. At Somerset he played seven first-class matches and appeared three times in one-day matches for the county. During his career, which has been described as "somewhat chequered", Herzberg played for five senior teams. He made 21 first-class and five List A appearances, taking 47 first-class wickets.

Personal life

Herzberg is JewishRepresent Australia in Cricket at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
South Yarra Cricket Club, 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2017-11-04.Cricket selectors appointed for 2013 Maccabiah
Maccabi Australia, 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2017-11-04.Mutton D (2009

Silly Mid-Off, 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2017-11-04. and played for the Australian cricket team at the

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and 1993 Maccabiah Games. He captained the side at the 1993 games at which they won the cricket gold medal. He has since been a selector for Australian sides for the games. He coached cricket in Israel in 1997 and 1998 and played in an Israeli side in 2008 against India A in a match to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel.2003 Chairman's report
Israeli Cricket Association, 2003. Retrieved 2017-11-04.Shankar AS (2008

, 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2017-11-04. He coached the Israeli national team at the

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in Malaysia.Israel ICC Trophy 1997 Squad

. Retrieved 2017-11-04. Since retiring from professional cricket he has worked as a sales representative in the chocolate industry in Australia and operates his own corporate training firm, NRG Solutions.Rookies start on road to the top
Cricket New South Wales, 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2017-11-04.About Steve
NRG Solutions. Retrieved 2017-11-04.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Herzberg, Steven 1967 births Living people Australian cricket coaches Australian cricketers Australian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Cricketers from the London Borough of Sutton People from Carshalton English emigrants to Australia Jewish English sportspeople Jewish Australian sportspeople Jewish cricketers Kent cricketers Somerset cricketers Tasmania cricketers Western Australia cricketers Worcestershire cricketers 20th-century Australian sportsmen