Dylan Blignaut Explained

Dylan Blignaut
Country:Germany
Fullname:Dylan Alexander Blignaut
Birth Date:8 April 1995
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
International:true
T20idebutdate:5 August
T20idebutyear:2021
T20idebutagainst:Norway
T20icap:22
Lastt20idate:6 November
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:Spain
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dylan-blignuat-596416 Cricinfo
Date:6 November
Year:2022

Dylan Alexander Blignaut (born 8 April 1995) is a South African-born cricketer who plays for the Germany national team.[1] Blignaut represented Eastern Province in under-17s before spending two summers in 2014 and 2015 playing club cricket in England for Vauxhall Mallards in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League and then for Shobrooke Park in the Devon Cricket League.[2] After a successful season with Brighton Districts in Melbourne, Australia, Blignaut was signed by North County Cricket Club to play in the Leinster Senior League in Ireland.

In August 2021, Blignaut was selected in the German squad for a Tri-Nations series.[3] He made his T20I debut on 5 August 2021, for Germany against Norway.[4] In October 2021, he was included in Germany's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier.[5] In the final game of the qualifier, Blignaut took a hat-trick against Italy to help secure Germany a place in the Global Qualifier.[6] In February 2022, Blignaut was again named in Germany's squad for the Global Qualifier.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dylan Blignaut . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 February 2022.
  2. Web site: North County sign Dylan Blignaut . Cricket Europe . 26 February 2016 . 20 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220234442/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2016/articles/000004/000405.shtml . dead .
  3. Web site: DCB nominiert 16 Spieler für das T20i 4-Nation-Turnier . German Cricket Federation . 22 July 2021 . German . DCB nominates 16 players for the T20i 4-Nation Tournament.
  4. Web site: 1st Match, Krefeld, Aug 5 2021, Germany T20 Tri-Series . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Europe Qualifier – Four Associates in search of T20WC glory . Emerging Cricket . 13 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Dieter Klein onslaught takes Germany into a global qualifier . Emerging Cricket . 24 October 2021.
  7. Web site: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Eight teams to battle out for two spots in Muscat from 18–24 February . International Cricket Council . 16 February 2022.