Nicholas Kirton

Nicholas Kirton (born 6 May 1998) is a Barbadian cricketer.^[1] He represents the Barbados national cricket team in West Indian domestic cricket and has also played for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League. He has also played for the Canada national cricket team since 2018. He plays as a left-handed middle-order batsman.

Nicholas Kirton

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Rasheed Kirton
Born	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 25) Barbados
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Middle-order batsman
International information
National side	Canada (2018-present)
ODI debut (cap 88)	27 March 2023 v Jersey
Last ODI	29 March 2023 v United States
T20I debut (cap 52)	20 October 2019 v Jersey
Last T20I	27 October 2019 v UAE
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018	Combined Campuses and Colleges
2018	Montreal Tigers
2019–Present	Barbados
2020	Jamaica Tallawahs
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 3 24 8 Runs scored 79 407 101 Batting average 15.80 27.13 16.83 100s/50s 0/0 0/4 0/0 Top score 47 73* 37* Balls bowled 24 204 – Wickets 0 2 – Bowling average – 56.00 – 5 wickets in innings – 0 – 10 wickets in match – 0 – Best bowling – 1/21 – Catches/stumpings 3/0 15/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2023

Personal life

Kirton was born in Barbados on 6 May 1998.^[1] His mother was born in Canada, making him eligible to play international cricket for both Canada and the West Indies.^[2]

Domestic career

In June 2018, Kirton was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.^[3][4] He made his first-class debut for Barbados in the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition on 17 January 2019.^[5] In October 2019, he was selected to play for Barbados in the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.^[6] In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.^[7][8]

International career

Kirton made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018.^[9]

In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada, against Jersey, on 20 October 2019.^[11]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[12] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.^[13]

References

1. "Nicholas Kirton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
2. "Nicholas Kirton: Bestraddling Two Worlds!". Wickets. Vol. 5, no. 6. January 2023. pp. 4–5.
3. "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
4. "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
5. "2th Match (D/N), WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Tarouba, Jan 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
6. "Carter to lead Barbados Pride". Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
7. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
8. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
9. "3rd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
10. "Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
11. "11th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Tolerance Oval, Oct 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
12. "Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
13. "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

• Nicholas Kirton at ESPNcricinfo