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 Premier League, The Hunderd and Women’s Premier League. She is regarded as one of the best all-rounders in women’s cricket.
Wiki/Biography
Hayley Kristen Matthews aka Hayley Matthews was born on Thursday, March 19, 1998 in Bridgetown, Barbados (age 25; as of 2023) . Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She has been interested in cricket since she was a child and often went to the stadium to watch her father play. She went to Kensington Oval at Pickwick Club with her brother and they ran around on the pitch during breaks. She attended the People’s Cathedral Primary School near her home. She began playing for the boys’ team when she was around eight years old, and became captain of the boys’ team at the age of 11. After primary school, she passed the Common Entrance Examination and attended Harrison College, one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Barbados. She then joined the boys’ under-13 team, helping them win a tournament and captaining the team in her final year as an under-13 player.
Hayley Matthews spends her childhood with mother Lisa
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Mike Matthews and her mother’s name is Lisa Matthews. Her father played cricket as a batsman, batting at number four and bowling during breaks at Pickwick Cricket Club, one of the best cricket clubs in Barbados. She has a brother named Wayne Matthews.
Haley Matthews (right) with her brother Wayne (left) and her father Mike (center)
husband
She is unmarried.
sign
Profession
cricket
domestic
She began playing for the Barbados Under-19 cricket team at the age of nine and was selected for the Barbados senior team in 2010 at the age of 12. At the age of 18, she played in the Men’s First Division for Pickwick Club.
International
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She made her ODI debut against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 11 November 2014 and completed her first ODI half-century with a score of 55 runs. She scored her first ODI hundred on 22 September 2018, scoring 117 runs against South Africa at Bridgetown. On 6 June 2019, she scored 57 runs against England at Leicester and took 4 wickets. On July 12, 2021, she scored 100 runs against Pakistan. On November 11, 2021, she took 4 wickets for 26 runs against Pakistan in Karachi. On March 4, 2022, at the 2022 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, she scored 119 points off 128 balls against New Zealand, which was her highest ODI score. At the 2017 Women’s World Cup in England, she scored 158 runs in 7 games at an average of 22.57 and took 3 wickets. At the 2022 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, she scored 260 runs in 8 games at an average of 32.50 and took 10 wickets. On March 18, 2022, she took 4 wickets and scored 15 runs in the 2022 World Cup match against Bangladesh.
Hayley Matthews celebrates goal centenary
T20I
She made her T20I debut on 27 September 2014 against New Zealand in Kingston and scored 14 runs. She played in the 2016 Women’s T20 World Cup in India and scored 66 runs off 45 balls in the final against Australia at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, her first T20I half-century, helping them win 2016 T20 World Cup. Due to her outstanding performance, she was voted the best player of the match. On March 14, 2018, she scored 53 runs off 31 balls against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. On 6 October 2018, she scored 70 runs off 52 balls against South Africa in Taruba. She scored her first T20I century on 29 May 2019 against Ireland in Dublin with a score of 107 runs off 62 balls. On October 6, 2022, she scored 56 runs off 54 balls against New Zealand in North Bay. At the Women’s T20 World Cup in India in 2016, she scored 153 runs in 6 games at an average of 25.5 and took 3 wickets. At the Women’s T20 World Cup in West Indies in 2018, she scored 82 runs in 5 games at an average of 16.4 and took 4 wickets. At the Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia in 2020, she scored 26 points in 3 games with an average of 8.67. In the Women’s T20 World Cup in West Indies in 2023, she scored 130 runs in 4 games at an average of 32.50 and took 4 wickets.
team leader
She will become the captain of the West Indies national team in June 2022.
australian league
In the 2015-16 season, she represented the Tasmanian Roar in the Women’s ODI National Cricket League. She played for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) from 2015-16 to 2020-21. She plays for the Melbourne Renegades during the 2022-23 WBBL season.
english league
She played for Lancashire Thunder in the Women’s T20 Cricket Premier League in 2016. She played for the South Vipers in the Women’s Cricket Premier League in 2017. She played in the Women’s Cricket Premier League in 2019 for Loughborough Lightning. Representing the Welsh Flames in the 2021 Hundred-goal tournament “The Hundred”.
Hayley Matthews in Wales Flames jersey
Hayley Matthews plays for Loughborough Lightning
indian league
She represented Team Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challenge in 2019. She will represent the Trail Blazers in the Women’s T20 Challenge in 2022. In the 2023 Women’s T20 Premier League auction, she was acquired by Mumbai Indians for a base price of Rs 40 lakh.
west indies union
She represented Barbados Royals in the 2022 Women’s T20 Caribbean Premier League and Women’s T10 The 6ixty Championship.
jersey number
Her jersey number for the West Indies national team is No. 50.
Injuried
She suffered a knee injury against England at Bristol in the 2017 Women’s World Cup. In December 2018, she injured her right knee during a match between the WBBL Hobart Hurricanes and the Melbourne Stars. In February 2023, she suffered a shoulder injury during a match against India at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Hayley Matthews injured against England at 2017 World Cup
Record
- On 22 September 2018, she scored 117 runs in an ODI at Bridgetown, becoming the youngest West Indies player (male or female) to score a century at home.
- In 2022, Hayley Matthews scored a personal best score of 132 runs for West Indies in women’s T20Is. She broke Deandra Dottin’s record of 112 against South Africa.
sports
She competes in the javelin and has represented Barbados in various competitions. She won a silver medal in the under-17 category at the 2013 CARIFTA Games (Caribbean Free Trade Association). She 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 2014 Central American and Caribbean Youth Athletics Championships in Mexico. She won the gold medal in the under-18 category at the 2015 CARIFTA Games.
dispute
8 game ban
In October 2019, she was banned for eight matches by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) disciplinary committee following an incident involving a fellow Barbadian following a training session in August 2019. News of the ban was announced by CWI CEO Johnny Grieve.
Awards
- June 2022 T20 Blaze and CG United Women’s Super50 Cup Highest All-rounder Award
- ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for November 2021
- ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023, announced on 24 January 2024; she became the second West Indies player to win the award
700 runs and 19 wickets in 2023 🔥
Hayley Matthews becomes second West Indies player to win ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award 👏
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— International Chamber of Commerce (@ICC) January 25, 2024
Facts/Trivia
- She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-spinner.
- She loves playing games on her PlayStation. Her favorite games are Fortnite and FIFA.
- She said in an interview that young female players should compete in boys’ competitions. She feels she has improved her fielding and ability to deal with fast bowling during her time with the men’s team.
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