Barbados and West Indies women’s captain Hayley Matthews has added to her already glittering resume in the game, beating out Tazmin Brits of South Africa and teammate Afy Fletcher for June 2025’s ICC Women’s Player of the Month.
This is Matthews’ fourth ICC Player of the Month accolade as she also claimed the honour in November 2021, October 2023 and April 2024. With this win, Matthews is tied with Australia’s Ash Gardner for the most ICC Women’s Player of the Month honours.
The T20 World Cup winner was recognised after another strong showing mostly in the shortest format, claiming another Player of the Series trophy in a 2-1 T20I victory at the Three Ws Oval over South Africa.
Matthews was quick to look at the bigger picture as she accepted the accolade.
“It’s an honour to receive the Player of the Month award again. I’ve been pleased with my form recently, but more importantly, it’s been great to contribute to the team’s success — especially in a hard-fought T20I series against South Africa,” she said.
“Recognition like this is appreciated, but my focus remains on what’s ahead. There’s a lot more I want to achieve, both personally and with this team. We’re heading in the right direction, and I’m excited about where we can go from here.”
Matthews made 147 runs at a strike rate of 120.49 and an average of 73. (PS)
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