Gustav Mckeon

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Gustav Mckeon
Personal information
Born (2003-10-18) 18 October 2003 (age 20)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  17)24 July 2022 v  Czech Republic
Last T20I12 July 2023 v  Luxembourg
Career statistics
Competition T20I
Matches9
Runs scored581
Batting average 72.62
100s/50s2/4
Top score109
Balls bowled60
Wickets 4
Bowling average 16.25
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/27
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 July 2023

Gustav Mckeon (born 18 October 2003) is a French-Australian cricketer who plays internationally for the French national cricket team. [1] [2] In July 2022, he became the youngest cricketer to score a men's Twenty20 International (T20I) century and became the first cricketer to score back-to-back centuries in the format. [3] [4]

Career

Mckeon made his T20I debut on 24 July 2022, scoring 76 on debut against the Czech Republic. [5] [6] In his next game against Switzerland, Mckeon scored 109, becoming the youngest male cricketer to score a T20I century. [7] [8] Then, in his next game against Norway, he scored 101, becoming the first cricketer to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is. [9] He also broke the record for most runs scored in the first three innings of a men's T20I career with this century. [10] He then went on to score an 87 against Estonia, becoming just the 5th cricketer to score 4 back-to-back half-centuries. [11]

Mckeon's feats had him nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month for July 2022 award. [12]

On July 12, 2023, Mckeon became the first player in the world to score 600+ runs in 10 consecutive T20I innings. In doing so, Mckeon surpassed the likes of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam, the previous holders of this record. [13]

Gustav competes for Perth Cricket Club in the Western Australian Premier Cricket competition. [14]

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