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 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, In the 23/24 season he played prodomminently second grade alongside team mates Dylan banks Adam Disisto and Regan Hill the team lost in the semi final to Scarborough cricket club Gustav made 4 runs. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gustav Mckeon Profile - Cricket Player, France - NDTV Sports". NDTV Sports . Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ Chadha, Kashish (July 29, 2022). "French batter Gustav McKeon rewrites record books again; hits back to back T20I centuries". CricXtasy. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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  5. ↑ "France beat Czech Rep. France won by 51 runs - France vs Czech Rep., Group 2 Match Summary, Report". ESPNcricinfo . July 24, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "France batter Gustav McKeon tops Hazratullah Zazai to become youngest man to score a T20I century". ESPNcricinfo . July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gustav Mckeon: The 18-year-old French cricketer has just shattered a world record". India Today. July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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  10. ↑ Bewsick, Daniel (July 28, 2022). "France opener breaks multiple records with another T20I century". International Cricket Council . Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks becomes 6th batter to score four back-to-back fifties in T20Is". Times Now. August 4, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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  14. ↑ Perth, Scarborough (March 17, 2024). "Perth vs Scarborough mens second grade semi final".
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