Dylan Blignaut
Personal information
Full name
Dylan Alexander Blignaut
Born (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 22)5 August 2021 v Norway
Last T20I6 November 2022 v Spain
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022

Dylan Alexander Blignaut (born 8 April 1995) is a South African 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.[2]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Dylan Blignaut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "North County sign Dylan Blignaut". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "DCB nominiert 16 Spieler für das T20i 4-Nation-Turnier" [DCB nominates 16 players for the T20i 4-Nation Tournament]. German Cricket Federation (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "1st Match, Krefeld, Aug 5 2021, Germany T20 Tri-Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Europe Qualifier – Four Associates in search of T20WC glory". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dieter Klein onslaught takes Germany into a global qualifier". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "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. Retrieved 16 February 2022.


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