Gustav McKeon explained

Gustav McKeon
Birth Date:	18 October 2003
Batting:	Right-handed
Bowling:	Right-arm medium-fast
Role:	Batting all-rounder
Family:	Ines McKeon (sister)
International:	true
Country:	France
Internationalspan:	2022–
T20idebutdate:	24 July
T20idebutyear:	2022
T20idebutagainst:	Czech Republic
T20icap:	17
Lastt20idate:	16 June
Lastt20iyear:	2024
Lastt20iagainst:	Austria
Source:	https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gustav-mckeon-1325904 ESPNcricinfo
Date:	12 July
Year:	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]}

International 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]

In July 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]

Domestic career

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gustav Mckeon profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos . ESPNcricinfo . 19 December 2022.
2. Web site: Gustav Mckeon Profile - Cricket Player, France - NDTV Sports . . 19 December 2022.
3. Web site: French batter Gustav McKeon rewrites record books again; hits back to back T20I centuries . Kashish . Chadha . 29 July 2022 . CricXtasy . 19 December 2022.
4. Web site: France's Gustav McKeon becomes youngest male batter to score T20I ton . Renin Wilben Albert . 26 July 2022 . Sportskeeda . 19 December 2022.
5. Web site: France beat Czech Rep. France won by 51 runs - France vs Czech Rep., Group 2 Match Summary, Report . 24 July 2022 . . 19 December 2022.
6. Web site: France batter Gustav McKeon tops Hazratullah Zazai to become youngest man to score a T20I century . . 26 July 2022 . 19 December 2022.
7. Web site: Gustav Mckeon: The 18-year-old French cricketer has just shattered a world record . . 26 July 2022 . 19 December 2022.
8. Web site: French cricketer Gustav Mckeon becomes youngest cricketer to score T20I century . . 26 July 2022 . 19 December 2022.
9. Web site: Gustav McKeon of France becomes first batter to score consecutive hundreds in T20I cricket . . 28 July 2022 . 19 December 2022.
10. Web site: France opener breaks multiple records with another T20I century . Daniel . Bewsick . . 28 July 2022 . 19 December 2022.
11. Web site: South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks becomes 6th batter to score four back-to-back fifties in T20Is . . 4 August 2022 . 19 December 2022.
12. Web site: ICC Men's Player of the Month nominees for July revealed . . 3 August 2022 . 19 December 2022.
13. Web site: Kavthale . Sumeet . 2023-07-13 . France youngster Gustav Mckeon surpasses Virat Kohli and Babar Azam in major T20I world record . 2023-07-15 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
14. Web site: Perth vs Scarborough mens second grade semi final. Scarborough . Perth . en . 2024-03-17 .