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Born | 18 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batting all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut (cap 17) | 24 July 2022 v Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 12 July 2023 v Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 July 2023 |
Gustav Mckeon (born 18 October 2003) is a French cricketer who plays internationally for the French national cricket team.[1][2] In July 2022, he became the youngest cricketer to score a men's Twenty20 International (T20I) century and became the first cricketer to score back-to-back centuries in the format.[3][4]
Mckeon made his T20I debut on 24 July 2022, scoring 76 on debut against the Czech Republic.[5][6] In his next game against Switzerland, Mckeon scored 109, becoming the youngest male cricketer to score a T20I century.[7][8] Then, in his next game against Norway, he scored 101, becoming the first cricketer to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is.[9] He also broke the record for most runs scored in the first three innings of a men's T20I career with this century.[10] He then went on to score an 87 against Estonia, becoming just the 5th cricketer to score 4 back-to-back half-centuries.[11]
Mckeon's feats had him nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month for July 2022 award.[12]
On July 12, 2023, Mckeon became the first player in the world to score 600+ runs in 10 consecutive T20I innings. In doing so, Mckeon surpassed the likes of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam, the previous holders of this record.[13]
Gustav competes for Perth cricket club in the Western Australian premier cricket competition, In the 23/24 season he played prodomminently second grade alongside team mates Dylan banks Adam Disisto and Regan Hill the team lost in the semi final to Scarborough cricket club Gustav made 4 runs. [14]