Kyle Mayers
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Full name | Kyle Rico Mayers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bridgetown, Barbados | 8 September 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batting all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Shirley Clarke (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 324) | 3 February 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 29 November 2021 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 202) | 20 January 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 25 January 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 84) | 29 November 2020 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 30 November 2020 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2014/15 | Combined Campuses and Colleges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Barbados Tridents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | St Lucia Zouks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16–2018/19 | Windward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Barbados Tridents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2021 |
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] guiding the West Indies to a successful chase of 395, the fifth largest in test history.[17] In May 2021, Mayers was awarded with a maiden red-ball central contract from Cricket West Indies.[18]
References[]
- ^ "West Indies".
- ^ "Brilliant Mayers secures historic West Indies win in Chattogram thriller". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Mayers' knock brings father Shirley Clarke to tears". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Carter to lead Barbados Pride". Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Mayers maiden century rescues Barbados Pride". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "West Indies name Test and T20I squads for Tour of New Zealand". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Glenn Phillips smashes record ton as New Zealand clinch series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer among ten West Indies players to pull out of Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Chattogram, Feb 3 - Feb 7 2021, West Indies tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "WI Kyle Mayers Scores Hundred On Debut; Becomes First To Do So". Cricket More. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kyle Mayers debut double century lifts West Indies to historic Test win in Bangladesh". The Indian Express. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner rewarded with their first West Indies contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- West Indies Test cricketers
- West Indies One Day International cricketers
- West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers
- Cricketers who made a century on Test debut
- Barbadian cricketers
- Barbados Tridents cricketers
- Barbados cricketers
- St Lucia Zouks cricketers
- Windward Islands cricketers
- Combined Campuses and Colleges cricketers