Dion Myers (born 21 March 2002) is a Zimbabwean

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in July 2021.

Career

Myers made his first-class debut on 9 December 2020, for

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, in the

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. Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut on 10 April 2021, for Mountaineers, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition. He made his

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debut on 18 April 2021, for Mountaineers, in the

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. In May 2021, he earned his maiden call up to the

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for the List A series against South Africa A. In the first match of the series, he scored 96 runs, which was also his first half-century in List A cricket. In July 2021, Myers was named in Zimbabwe's

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squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh. He made his Test debut on 7 July 2021, for Zimbabwe against

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. In July 2021, Myers was named in Zimbabwe's

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(ODI) squad, also for their series against Bangladesh. Myers made his ODI debut on 16 July 2021, for Zimbabwe against

. After the conclusion of the ODI matches, Myers was also named in Zimbabwe's

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(T20I) for the matches against Bangladesh. Myers made his T20I debut on 22 July 2021, also for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Dion 2002 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen Mountaineers cricketers Cricketers from Harare