Kyle Mayers

Kyle is a Barbadian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies cricket team in all formats. He was also in the West Indies under – 19 squad for the 2012 ICC Under – 19 Cricket World Cup.

Early life:

He is the son of Shirley Clarke, who also played first – class cricket.

Career:

In January 2020, on the opening day of the 2019 – 2020 West Indies Championship, Mayers scored his maiden century in first class cricket.

• T20I debut for the West Indies on 29 November 2020, against New Zealand
• ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021
• Test debut for the West Indies, also against Bangladesh, on 3 February 2021
• IPL debut: for Lucknow Super Giants against Delhi Capitals on 1 April 2023

He scored 73 off 38 balls, also bowling a single over.

Major Achievements:

• 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. He finished his innings on 210 not out, becoming the sixth batsman to score a double century on his Test debut, guiding the West Indies to a successful chase of 395, the fifth largest in test history.
• On 27 March 2022, Mayers took his first Test match five-wicket haul against England, in the second innings of the third test of England’s tour of West Indies in St. George’s. He finished with figures of five for eighteen and with seven wickets in the match.
• On 4 June 2022, in the third and final match of the series against the Netherlands, Mayers scored his first century in ODI cricket, with 120 runs. He then went on to score another ODI Century this time against New Zealand scoring 105.