Gustav Mckeon | |
Birth Date: | 18 October 2003 |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
Role: | Batting all-rounder |
International: | true |
Country: | France |
Internationalspan: | 2022– |
T20idebutdate: | 24 July |
T20idebutyear: | 2022 |
T20idebutagainst: | Czech Republic |
T20icap: | 17 |
Lastt20idate: | 12 July |
Lastt20iyear: | 2023 |
Lastt20iagainst: | Luxembourg |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | T20I |
Matches1: | 9 |
Runs1: | 581 |
Bat Avg1: | 72.62 |
100S/50S1: | 2/4 |
Top Score1: | 109 |
Deliveries1: | 60 |
Wickets1: | 4 |
Bowl Avg1: | 16.25 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 3/27 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
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]
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]