Dillon Heyliger

Dillon Heyliger (born 21 October 1989) is a Guyanese-born cricketer who plays for the Canada national cricket team.^[1][2]

Dillon Heyliger

Personal information
Born	(1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 35) Suddie, Guyana
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Canada
ODI debut (cap 95)	4 April 2023 v Namibia
Last ODI	26 September 2024 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 45)	18 August 2019 v Cayman Islands
Last T20I	1 October 2024 v Nepal
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011	Guyana
2018–present	Montreal Tigers
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA ODI Matches 45 42 16 Runs scored 358 345 174 Batting average 29.83 15.68 19.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/1 Top score 30 56 56 Balls bowled 841 1,677 778 Wickets 49 56 27 Bowling average 21.30 24.48 23.07 5 wickets in innings 1 2 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/16 5/31 5/31 Catches/stumpings 8/– 7/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2022

Personal life

Heyliger was born in Suddie on the Essequibo Coast of Guyana.^[2] He is one of four sons born to Orin and Tennessee Heyliger and attended the Abram Zuil Secondary School.^[3]

Domestic and franchise career

Heyliger represented Guyana in cricket at the under-15 and under-19 levels. He was selected in Guyana's squad for the 2011 Caribbean Twenty20 but did not play a game. He played club cricket in Guyana for Santos Sports Club in his home town of Suddie and later moved to the capital Georgetown where he played for Guyana Defense Force in the Georgetown Cricket Association. Heyliger also played club cricket in Antigua, Trinidad and England, making appearances for Basingstoke in the Hampshire League and Uxbridge in the Middlesex County Cricket League.^[4]

Heyliger moved to Canada in 2014. He began playing for the Islanders in the Toronto District Cricket Association and switched to the Vikings in 2015.^[4] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.^[5][6] He played for the Montreal Tigers in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.^[7]

In June 2021, He was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.^[8]

International career

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

In September 2018, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.^[10] In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.^[11] In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[12]

In August 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.^[13] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the Cayman Islands on 18 August 2019.^[14] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with eleven dismissals in five matches.^[15][16]

In September 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[17] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[18] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Canada's squad.^[19]

In October 2021, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.^[20] On 13 November 2021, in Canada's match against Argentina, Heyliger became the first bowler for Canada to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.^[21] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.^[22]

In July 2022, Heyliger was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[23] In the opening match of the tournament, against Denmark, he took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.^[24][25]

On 4 April 2023, He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Namibia in 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[26]

In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[27]

References

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4. "Guyanese Dilon Heyliger aspires to play for Canada". Guyana Chronicle. 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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13. "Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
14. "2nd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
15. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final, 2019: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
16. "Bermuda and Canada through to global qualifier". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
17. "Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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19. "Team preview: Canada". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
20. "Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
21. "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
22. "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
23. @canadiancricket (26 July 2022). "Our Official Squad for the @ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge (League A)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
24. "Challenge League Day 1: Denmark fight, but Canada too strong". Emerging Cricket. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
25. "16th Match, King City (NW), July 27, 2022, CWC Challenge League Group A". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
26. "12th Match, Windhoek, April 04, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
27. "Canada's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

External links

• Dillon Heyliger at ESPNcricinfo