Nicholas Kirton (born 6 May 1998) is a Barbadian-born Canadian

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. He has played for the

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since 2018. He has also represented the

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in West Indian domestic cricket and the

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in the

Caribbean Premier League The Caribbean Premier League (abbreviated to CPL or CPLT20) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean. It was founded by Cricket West Indies in 2013 to replace the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier Twenty20 competition in ...

. He plays as a left-handed middle-order batsman.

Personal life

Kirton was born in Barbados on 6 May 1998. His mother was born in Canada, making him eligible to play international cricket for both Canada and the West Indies. In April 2025, Kirton was taken into custody by the

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after arriving at

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on an

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. It was subsequently reported that he had been arrested in connection with an investigation into the importation of of cannabis seized at the airport.

Domestic career

In June 2018, Kirton was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the

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tournament. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition The 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition was the 53rd edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The competition started on 6 December 2018 and ...

on 17 January 2019. In October 2019, he was selected to play for Barbados in the

2019–20 Regional Super50 The 2019–20 Regional Super50 was the 46th edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The tournament started on 6 November 2019, with the final taking pla ...

tournament. In July 2020, he was named in the

squad for the

2020 Caribbean Premier League The 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) or for sponsorship reasons, Hero CPL 2020 was the eighth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league played in the West Indies. All matches were played in Trinidad and ...

International career

Kirton made his

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debut for

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in the

2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2018 in Namibia. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, after beating Nepal by 7 runs in the final. Canada and Namibia finished third and fourth ...

tournament on 8 February 2018. In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the

2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine the teams that would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finis ...

tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Canada, against

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, on 20 October 2019. In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the

2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off The 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off was the inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, a cricket tournament which formed part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process. It took place in March and April 2 ...

. He made his

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(ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament. In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Cricket West Indies and USA Cricket from 1 to 29 June 2024. It was the first major ICC tournament to include matches played in the United ...

tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirton, Nicholas 1998 births Living people Barbadian cricketers Barbados cricketers Canadian cricketers Canadian sportspeople of Barbadian descent Canada Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Jamaica Tallawahs cricketers