Hayley Matthews is a West Indian cricketer who has played for the West Indies national team and various teams around the world. She has played in the Women’s Big Bash League, Women’s T20 Cricket Super League, The Hundred and the Women’s Premier League. She is considered one of the best all-rounders in women’s cricket.
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Wiki/Biography
Hayley Kristen Matthews aka Hayley Matthews was born on Thursday, 19 March 1998 (age 25 years; as in 2023) in Bridgetown, Barbados. His zodiac sign is Pisces. She was interested in cricket since childhood and would often go to the grounds to watch the matches played by her father. She went with her brother to Kensington Oval, the ground of the Pickwick Club, and during breaks they ran around and inside the ground. She attended the People’s Cathedral Primary School near her home and started playing for the school boy team at around the age of 8. She became the captain of the team at the age of 11. After completing his primary school education, he passed the Common Entrance Examination and gained admission into Harrison College, one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Barbados. She then joined the school’s boys’ under-13 team, helping them win a tournament and captaining the team in her final year as an under-13 player.
Hayley Matthews with her mother Lisa during her childhood
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Mike Mathews and mother’s name is Lisa Mathews. His father played cricket as a batsman who played at the fourth position and also off-break bowling for Pickwick Cricket Club, one of the best cricket clubs in Barbados. She has a brother named Wayne Matthews.
Hayley Matthews (right) with her brother, Wayne (left) and her father, Mike (center)
Husband
He is unmarried.
Signature
livelihood
Cricket
domestic
She began playing for the Barbados under-19 cricket team when she was 9 years old, and was selected for the senior Barbados team in 2010 at the age of 12. He played for the Pickwick club in the men’s first division at the age of 18.
international
ODI
He made his ODI debut against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 11 November 2014 and scored his first ODI half-century with a score of 55 runs. On 22 September 2018, he scored his first ODI century, scoring 117 against South Africa at Bridgetown. On 6 June 2019, he took 4 for 57 against England in Leicester. On 12 July 2021, he scored unbeaten 100 runs against Pakistan. On 11 November 2021, against Pakistan in Karachi, he took 4 wickets for 26 runs. During the match against New Zealand on 4 March 2022 in the 2022 Women’s World Cup held in New Zealand, she scored 119 runs in 128 balls, which is her highest ODI score. In the 2017 Women’s World Cup held in England, she scored 158 runs in 7 matches at an average of 22.57 and took 3 wickets. In the Women’s World Cup held in New Zealand in 2022, she scored 260 runs in 8 matches at an average of 32.50 and took 10 wickets. On 18 March 2022, in a match against Bangladesh in the World Cup 2022, he took 4 wickets for 15 runs.
Hayley Matthews celebrates after scoring a century
t20
He played his first T20 match on 27 September 2014 against New Zealand in Kingston and scored 14 runs. She played in the 2016 Women’s T20 World Cup held in India and scored 66 runs off 45 balls in the final against Australia at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, her maiden T20I half-century, which helped them win the 2016 T20 World Cup. He was chosen man of the match for his good performance. On 14 March 2018, he scored 53 runs from 31 balls against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. On 6 October 2018, he scored 70 off 52 balls against South Africa in Taruba. On 29 May 2019, he scored his maiden T20I century against Ireland in Dublin with a score of 107 runs off 62 balls. On 6 October 2022, he scored 56 runs in 54 balls against New Zealand at North Sound. In the Women’s T20 World Cup held in India in 2016, she scored 153 runs in 6 matches at an average of 25.5 and took 3 wickets. In the Women’s T20 World Cup held in West Indies in 2018, she scored 82 runs in 5 matches at an average of 16.4 and took 4 wickets. In the Women’s T20 World Cup held in Australia in 2020, she scored 26 runs in 3 matches at an average of 8.67. In the Women’s T20 World Cup held in West Indies in 2023, she scored 130 runs in 4 matches at an average of 32.50 and took 4 wickets.
captaincy
She became the captain of the West Indies national team in June 2022.
Australian League
She played for Tasmanian Roar in the Women’s ODI National Cricket League in the 2015–16 season. She played for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) from the 2015–16 to 2020–21 seasons. In the 2022–23 WBBL season, she played for the Melbourne Renegades.
english league
She played for the Lancashire Thunders team in the Women’s T20 Cricket Super League in 2016. She played for the Southern Vipers team in the Women’s Cricket Super League in 2017. She played for the Loughborough Lightning team in the Women’s Cricket Super League in 2019. Played for the Welsh Fire team in the 100 ball tournament named The Hundred in 2021.
Hayley Matthews in Welsh Fire jersey
Hayley Matthews playing matches for Loughborough Lightning
indian league
She played for the Velocity team in the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament in 2019. She played for the Trailblazers team in the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament in 2022. In the 2023 auction for the Women’s T20 Premier League, she was bought by Mumbai Indians for Aadhar. Price Rs 40 lakh.
West Indian League
She played for the Barbados Royals team in the Women’s T20 Caribbean Premier League and Women’s T10 The 6ixty tournament in 2022.
Jersey number
His jersey number for the West Indies national team is 50.
Sports injuries
She suffered a knee injury in the 2017 Women’s World Cup match against England in Bristol. In December 2018, he suffered a knee injury on his right leg during the Hobart Hurricanes’ match against the Melbourne Stars in the WBBL. She suffered a shoulder injury in February 2023 during a match against India in the Women’s World Cup 2023.
Hayley Matthews was injured during the match against England in the World Cup 2017.
record
- She became the youngest West Indies player (male or female) to score a century on home soil when she scored 117 against South Africa in an ODI at Bridgetown on 22 September 2018.
- In 2022, Hayley Matthews made the highest individual score of 132 for West Indies in Women’s T20I. She broke Deandra Dottin’s record of 112 runs against South Africa.
Exercise
She competes in the javelin throw and has competed in various tournaments for Barbados. He won a silver medal in the under-17 category at the 2013 CARIFTA Games (Caribbean Free Trade Association). He won a silver medal in the under-18 category at the 2014 CARIFTA Games. She won a bronze medal in the under-18 category at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics held in Mexico in 2014. He won the gold medal in the under-18 category at the 2015 CARIFTA Games.
Controversy
Banned for 8 matches
In October 2019, he was banned for eight matches by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) disciplinary committee following an incident that occurred following a training session in August 2019 and also involved a fellow Barbadian player. CWI chief executive Johnny Grieve announced the news of the ban.
award
- Top all-rounder awards for both T20 Blaze and CG United Women’s Super50 Cup in June 2022
- ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for November 2021
Facts/General Knowledge
- She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-spinner.
- He likes playing games on PlayStation. His favorite games are Fortnite and FIFA.
- She said in an interview that young female players should play in boys’ tournaments. He credited playing with boys’ teams for improving his fielding and facing fast bowling.
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