Kyle Mayers is a cricketer from Barbados who plays international cricket for the West Indies team. Kyle Mayers has been an integral part of the West Indies cricket team since his junior years. Kyle Mayers achieved superstardom with his debut after scoring an incredible 210 unbeaten runs against Bangladesh.
Here Are Some Interesting Stories About Kyle Mayers
Kyle Mayers is from a cricketing family
Kyle Mayers’ cricketing talents run in his blood. His father Shirley Clarke, was a renowned first-class cricketer for Barbados.
Kyle Mayers survived being trapped in a cyclone
According to teammate Carlos Braithwaite, Kyle Mayers was caught in Hurricane Maria three years ago. He went to Dominica with a team for a training camp. During this time a cyclone had come there. Due to this, the roof of the apartment where they were staying was blown away. Then they kept wandering for food and water. The police later helped him. However, even at such a time, Mayers took care of the family’s concerns and was the first to call them and tell them about himself.
Kyle Mayers started his cricket career in Barbados
Kyle Mayers is a resident of Barbados. He was a member of the West Indies Under-15 team in 2008. There were also players like Craig Brathwaite, John Campbell in this team. Mayers also played in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. He made his first class debut in November 2015. Although the initial years were nothing special. But in the 2019-20 season, he scored 654 runs at an average of 50.30. He also scored his List A century in this season. But he left a mark with his play in the Caribbean Premier League. Here, he scored 222 runs. Kyle Mayers batted exceptionally well against fast bowlers.
Kyle Mayers made the West Indies squad by chance
During the West Indies tour of England, Kyle Mayers was also included among the reserve players of the West Indies. However, during the Bangladesh tour, many established West Indies players withdrew their names from the team because of COVID-19 scares. As a result of that, Kyle Mayers was selected for the national team.
Kyle Mayers helped West Indies create history
With the help of Kyle Mayers’ double century, West Indies created history against Bangladesh and won the Test match by chasing 395 runs. Mayers, playing his first Test, played an unbeaten inning of 210 runs. He hit 20 fours and seven sixes in his 310-ball innings. Kyle Mayers made a 216-run partnership for the fourth wicket with another debutant batsman Nkrumah Bonner (86) to seal the victory for West Indies. This is the biggest partnership for any wicket in the fourth innings for West Indies. This was the fifth biggest win of any team in terms of chasing and the biggest win in Asia. Mayers had scored 40 runs in the first innings. The 250 runs scored by him in the debut test (both innings combined) is the second highest score for any West Indies batsman.
Kyle Mayers is one of the few batters to score a century on debut
Mayers became only the eighth batsman to score a century in the second innings of his first Test match. His score of 117 not out in 213 balls is the highest score by a West Indies player making his debut in the fourth innings. He completed his century with the 13th four on the 177th ball of his innings. He touched the double century figure by taking one run in the 303rd ball. Earlier, in reply to Bangladesh’s 430 runs in the first innings, West Indies had scored 259 runs. Bangladesh declared the second innings at 223 runs for eight wickets. With this West Indies got the target of 395 runs. At one time he had lost three wickets for 59 runs. But then Mayers and Bonner turned the tables.