Harrison Carlyon
Jersey cricketer (born 2001)
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Harrison Carlyon (born 23 January 2001) is a Jersey international cricketer.[1][2] He is an all-rounder, who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break. Carlyon is the first Jersey player to score a century in a T20I.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Harrison Lee Carlyon |
| Born | 23 January 2001 Jersey |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 1) | 27 March 2023 v Canada |
| Last ODI | 30 March 2023 v Namibia |
| T20I debut (cap 12) | 1 June 2019 v Guernsey |
| Last T20I | 11 July 2025 v Scotland |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 July 2025 | |
Career
In October 2016 Carlyon was selected for Jersey's squad for the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in Los Angeles.[3] He played in Jersey's first fixture of the tournament against Oman.[4][5] At the age of fifteen, he became the youngest player to represent Jersey in an international cricket match, breaking the previous record held by teammate Jonty Jenner.[6]
In the final match for Jersey in the Division Four tournament, the fifth-place playoff against Italy, he played alongside his father and team manager, Tony Carlyon.[7] Injuries in the Jersey team forced his father to play, becoming the first father and son to play together in an international match for Jersey.[8][9]
Carlyon was a member of Jersey's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[10] In August 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament in the Netherlands.[11][12]
In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey.[13] The same month, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 1 June 2019.[15]
In July 2019, Carlyon captained Jersey's under-19 team for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification tournament.[16] On 31 July 2019, in Jersey's nine wicket win against France, Carlyon scored 107 runs.[17]
In September 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[18] In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[19] He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[20]
In October 2021, Carlyon was named in Jersey's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[21]
In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament.[22]
On 7 July 2024, Carlyon became the first Jersey player to score a century in a T20I when he made 110 off 57 balls against Serbia during the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld, Germany.[23]
Carlyon top scored for Jersey with 73 off 100 balls including seven 4s as they defeated Guernsey in the Inter-Insular Trophy one-day match on 7 September 2024.[24] The performance earned him the player of the match award.[25] Later that month he was named in Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya.[26] During the tournament Carlyon made two half-centuries, scoring 89 against Qatar[27][28] and 59 against Denmark.[29][30]
He was included in the Jersey squad for the 2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final[31] and was named player of the match in the islanders' win over Guernsey, scoring 63 off 50 balls, which included hitting one 6 and six 4s, and taking two wickets for eight runs from his four overs.[32][33]