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Kyle Mayers
Personal information
Full name
Kyle Rico Mayers
Born (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 31)
Barbados
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatting All-Rounder
RelationsShirley Clarke (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 324)3 February 2021 v Bangladesh
Last Test11 February 2021 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 202)20 January 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI25 January 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 84)29 November 2020 v New Zealand
Last T20I30 November 2020 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2014/15Combined Campuses and Colleges
2012/13Barbados
2013–2014Barbados Tridents
2015–2017St Lucia Zouks
2015/16–2018/19Windward Islands
2017–2020Barbados Tridents
2019/20Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 3 33 59
Runs scored 250 51 1,668 1,131
Batting average 250.00 17.00 33.36 26.92
100s/50s 1/0 0/0 3/12 1/4
Top score 210* 40 210* 113
Balls bowled 48 54 3,511 2,230
Wickets 0 1 72 69
Bowling average – 49.00 22.45 26.88
5 wickets in innings – 0 3 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/34 6/29 4/15
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 19/– 19/–

Kyle Rico Mayers (born 8 September 1992) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a regular player of his home-side Barbados. He was also in the West Indies under-19 squad for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1] In February 2021, on his Test debut, Mayers scored 210 not out.[2]

He is the son of Shirley Clarke, who also played first-class cricket.[3]

Career

In October 2019, he was selected to play for Barbados in the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[4] In January 2020, on the opening day of the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, Mayers scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[5]

In June 2020, Mayers was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[6] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[8][9] In October 2020, Mayers was also named in the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[10] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies on 29 November 2020, against New Zealand.[11]

In December 2020, Mayers was named in the West Indies' Test and One Day International (ODI) squads for their series against Bangladesh.[12] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021.[13] He made his Test debut for the West Indies, also against Bangladesh, on 3 February 2021.[14] On his debut, Mayers scored a century to become the 14th batsman for the West Indies to score a century on debut in Test cricket.[15] He finished his innings on 210 not out, becoming the sixth batsman to score a double century on his Test debut. [16]

He is not only a good batsman but also a capable bowler as he holds his best bowling figure of 6/29 in his first class career and 4/15 in his list A career. [17]

References

  1. ^ "West Indies".
  2. ^ "Brilliant Mayers secures historic West Indies win in Chattogram thriller". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Mayers' knock brings father Shirley Clarke to tears". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Carter to lead Barbados Pride". Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Mayers maiden century rescues Barbados Pride". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ^ "West Indies name Test and T20I squads for Tour of New Zealand". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. ^ "2nd T20I, Mount Maunganui, Nov 29 2020, West Indies tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer among ten West Indies players to pull out of Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  14. ^ "1st Test, Chattogram, Feb 3 - Feb 7 2021, West Indies tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  15. ^ "WI Kyle Mayers Scores Hundred On Debut; Becomes First To Do So". Cricket More. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Kyle Mayers creates history by scoring brilliant double century on Test debut; guides West Indies to chase 395 against Bangladesh". Jantaka Reporter. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Kyle Mayers". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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