Daniel Weston

Daniel Weston
Personal information
Born (1983-03-11) 11 March 1983
Perth, Western Australia
International information
National side
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2017

Daniel Weston (born 11 March 1983) is a German cricketer.[1] He was named in Germany's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Germany's opening fixture, against Ghana, on 3 September 2017.[3]

In 2004, he was the founder of Westware Computers Pty Ltd, which built and supplied computer hardware and services to the education and corporate sector. In 2013, he founded the Aimed Global Alpha global macro hedge fund,[4] domiciled in Luxembourg.[5] In 2015, Aimed Global Alpha’s performance was ranked by Bloomberg in the top 1% of global macro hedge funds worldwide.[6] In 2016, he founded German Cricket TV, an online video channel for supporting and growing cricket in Germany.[7][8]

In September 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Germany in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament.[9] He was also named the player of the series,[10] after scoring 180 runs, including three fifties, in five matches.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Weston". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Weston's own research helped him build a $US30m hedge fund in three years". Financial Review. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Company Overview of AIMED Global Alpha Fund". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Knab, Matthias (3 June 2014). "Entrepreneur launches systematic global macro hedge fund Aimed Capital". Opalesque TV. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cricket now booming in Germany, thanks to refugees". The Local. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "MCC visit underpins German cricket boom". Club Cricket. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  9. 1 2 "ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A, 2018: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "13th Match, ICC World Twenty20 Europe Region Qualifier A at Deventer, Sep 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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