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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 October 2003 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Role | Batting all-rounder |
| Relations | Ines McKeon (sister) |
| International information | |
| National side |
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| T20I debut (cap 17) | 24 July 2022 v Czech Republic |
| Last T20I | 16 June 2024 v Austria |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 July 2023 | |
International career
editMcKeon 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
editGustav competes for Perth Cricket Club in the Western Australian Premier Cricket competition.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Gustav Mckeon profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Gustav Mckeon Profile - Cricket Player, France - NDTV Sports". NDTV Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Chadha, Kashish (July 29, 2022). "French batter Gustav McKeon rewrites record books again; hits back to back T20I centuries". CricXtasy. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Renin Wilben Albert (July 26, 2022). "France's Gustav McKeon becomes youngest male batter to score T20I ton". Sportskeeda. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "France batter Gustav McKeon tops Hazratullah Zazai to become youngest man to score a T20I century". ESPNcricinfo. July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Gustav Mckeon: The 18-year-old French cricketer has just shattered a world record". India Today. July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "French cricketer Gustav Mckeon becomes youngest cricketer to score T20I century". Indian Express Limited. July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Gustav McKeon of France becomes first batter to score consecutive hundreds in T20I cricket". Sportstar. July 28, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Bewsick, Daniel (July 28, 2022). "France opener breaks multiple records with another T20I century". International Cricket Council. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ICC Men's Player of the Month nominees for July revealed". International Cricket Council. August 3, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Kavthale, Sumeet (July 13, 2023). "France youngster Gustav Mckeon surpasses Virat Kohli and Babar Azam in major T20I world record". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Perth, Scarborough (March 17, 2024). "Perth vs Scarborough mens second grade semi final".