Jeremy Gordon, Mark Montfort, Salman Nazar, Raviderpal Singh and Rodrigo Thomas are the five Canadian selected by the Toronto Nationals for this year’s GT20 Canada 2019 Tournament. Gordon, Monfort, Nazar, Singh and Thomas have already worn Canadian national colours. All five will be seeking to establish their respective credentials, in front of supportive local crowds, during this year’s Brampton hosted Tournament.
Guyanese-born Jeremy Gordon (born 20 January 1987) represented Guyana before playing in the Canadian squad. Gordon made his debut for the Guyana Under-15 team as an opening bowler in the annual regional Under-15 competition, in Trinidad & Tobago. He first represented the Guyana Under-19 team in the 2004 regional youth competition in the Leewards, and then again in the 2005 regional youth competition in the Windwards.
Gordon represented Berbice in the inter-county competition from 2005 and then the senior Guyana team in regional first class cricket from 2007 to 2008. He then migrated to Canada sometime around 2008 and represented Titans in the (Canada) National Cricket League in 2009. He also reprented Brampton Masters in Canada club cricket, in the Toronto area in 2012.
Gordon made his ODI debut for Canada in July 2012 against Scotland and took one wicket in that game. He was even better in his second ODI; when playing against Netherlands in August 2013 in the World Cricket League Championship, 2011-2013/14, he bowled really well taking 3/26. Gordon made his T20I debut in November 2013. In his second game against Kenya in the World T20 Qualifiers, he took 2 wickets.
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players’ draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.
Full name Jeremy Oliver Alster Gordon
Born January 20, 1987, Stanley Town, New Amsterdam, Guyana
Current age 32 years 178 days
Major teams Canada, Guyana, Vancouver Knights
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
| T20Is | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 4 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3* | 7.00 | 11 | 63.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
| T20Is | 2 | 2 | 42 | 62 | 2 | 2/30 | 2/30 | 31.00 | 8.85 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 14 | 14 | 278 | 338 | 16 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 21.12 | 7.29 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Montfort who migrated to Canada in 2010 played his club cricket in Guyana alongside the former West Indies off-spinner Clyde Butts. Monfort, who now plays Canadian League cricket with the Brampton Masters, grew up bowling off-spin and learnt a lot from Butts who was a mentor.
Several years ago, he converted to bowling medium pace on the advice of then Canadian Coach Henry Osinde.Though the focus has been on his bowling, Montfort still takes pride in his batting as a left-handed middle order batsman. Occupying the crease and making major scores have always been his focus.
Full name Mark Rondell Montfort
Born January 30, 1985, Georgetown, Guyana
Current age 34 years 168 days
Major teams Canada
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Recent matches
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 2/26, 19 | Canada | v U.S.A. | King City (SW) | 14 Sep 2017 | Other OD |
| 1/53, 19 | Canada | v Zimbabwe A | Harare | 19 May 2017 | Other OD |
| 2/66, 1 | Canada | v Zimbabwe A | Harare | 18 May 2017 | Other OD |
| 1/19 | Canada | v Zim HP XI | Harare | 14 May 2017 | Other OD |
Salman Nazar (born 29 March 1991) is a Pakistani-born Canadian first-class cricketer who plays for the Canada national cricket team. Salman is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
Salman Nazar made his first-class debut against the Netherlands on 22 August 2013. On his debut, he made 60 runs off 76 balls.
In 2012, Nazar made his debut in Twenty20 for Canada in Caribbean Twenty20 what’s now known as Caribbean Premier League. After the tour, Nazar decided to spend a summer in England, and signed a contract with Spring View Cricket Club in the Bolton Cricket Association. He finished the 2012 season with 100 wickets, which included 10 five-wicket hauls at bowling average of 11.05 and a best of 9/64.
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players’ draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In October 2018, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies. He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canadatournament.
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
| First-class | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60.00 | 76 | 78.94 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 8.50 | 27 | 62.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
| First-class | 1 | 2 | 72 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – | 4.25 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 6 | 6 | 272 | 248 | 6 | 3/60 | 3/60 | 41.33 | 5.47 | 45.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 3 | 3 | 36 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – | 6.33 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In April 2019 Ravinderpal Singh was named in Canada‘s squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. He made his List A debut for Canada against Papua New Guinea in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 24 April 2019. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.
Full name Ravinderpal Singh
Born date unknown
Major teams Canada
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
| List A | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 41* | 51.00 | 44 | 115.90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
| List A | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Career statistics
| List A debut | Canada v Papua New Guinea at Windhoek, Apr 24, 2019 scorecard |
| Last List A | Canada v Hong Kong at Windhoek, Apr 27, 2019 scorecard |
Recent matches
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 41* | Canada | v Hong Kong | Windhoek | 27 Apr 2019 | LA |
| 10 | Canada | v P.N.G. | Windhoek | 24 Apr 2019 | LA |
| – | Canada | v Panama | Morrisville | 26 Sep 2018 | Other T20 |
| 18* | Canada | v Belize | Morrisville | 23 Sep 2018 | Other T20 |
In September 2018 Rodrigo Thomas was named in Canada’s squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier Tournament. He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.
In April 2019, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.
Full name Rodrigo Augustine Thomas
Born date unknown
Major teams Canada
Batting style Left-hand bat
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
| List A | 8 | 7 | 0 | 169 | 63 | 24.14 | 202 | 83.66 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 |