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Gustav McKeon
French cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gustav McKeon (born 18 October 2003) is a French-Australian 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]
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International career
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 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]
In July 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]
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Domestic career
Gustav competes for Perth Cricket Club in the Western Australian Premier Cricket competition.[14]
References
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