29 Facts About Hayley Matthews

Hayley Kristen Matthews was born on 19 March 1998 and is a Barbadian sportswoman.

Hayley Matthews plays international cricket for the West Indies and Mumbai Indians as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break.

Hayley Matthews plays domestic cricket for Barbados, Barbados Royals and Melbourne Renegades, and has previously played for Tasmania, Lancashire Thunder, Southern Vipers, Loughborough Lightning, Velocity and Hobart Hurricanes.

Hayley Matthews has represented Barbados in the javelin throw at several international track and field competitions.

In June 2022, Matthews was named as the captain of the West Indies women's cricket team, taking over from Stafanie Taylor.

Hayley Matthews was born in Barbados and raised in Bridgetown, its capital and largest city.

An early memory for Hayley Matthews is joining in on games of cricket between her father and older brother, Wayne, at home after school.

Hayley Matthews recalls being taken with Wayne to the Pickwick Club's then home ground, Kensington Oval, where they would run around the ground, and onto the field during breaks.

Hayley Matthews recommends that talented young female cricketers play in boys' teams.

Hayley Matthews believes that her experiences in such teams assisted her with facing fast bowling, and improved her fielding.

Hayley Matthews made her debut for the Barbadian cricket team at the age of 12.

In 2021, Hayley Matthews was drafted by Welsh Fire for the inaugural season of The Hundred.

In March 2023, Hayley Matthews was selected to play for the Mumbai Indians in the 2023 Women's Premier League.

Hayley Matthews scored 271 runs and picked up 16 wickets in that league, helping her team to clinch the WPL title.

Hayley Matthews became the leading wicket-taker winning the Purple Cap, and was awarded the player of the tournament for her all-round performance.

Hayley Matthews made her One Day International debut a few months later, scoring 55 runs from 86 balls in the first game of a four-ODI series against Australia.

Hayley Matthews has been a regular for the West Indies since her debut, and was a key member of the team that won the 2016 World Twenty20, scoring 66 runs from 45 balls in the final.

In September 2020, in the third match against England, Hayley Matthews took her 50th wicket in WT20Is.

In May 2021, Hayley Matthews was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies.

Hayley Matthews was named as captain of the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Hayley Matthews played in her 100th WT20I in the final group match against England, scoring 52 off 38 balls as West Indies clinched a semi-final place with a six-wicket win.

Hayley Matthews was captain was of the West Indies squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.

On 22 September 2018, Hayley Matthews scored her maiden ODI hundred against South Africa in front of her home crowd at Bridgetown.

Hayley Matthews had scored a duck in the opening match of the series and, after a wash-out in the second ODI, she hit 17 fours in her 146-ball 117.

Hayley Matthews has played for the Warriors team in two FairBreak Invitational T20 competitions.

Hayley Matthews won silver medals at the 2013 and 2014 CARIFTA Games, competing in the under-17 and under-18 categories, respectively.

Hayley Matthews was diagnosed with the condition at the age of 12, after displaying symptoms during a family vacation.

The diabetes is a challenge for Hayley Matthews' sporting career, but she controls it with good management.

Hayley Matthews is a fan of English Premier League team Arsenal FC.