August 18, 2026
Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews secures ICC Player of the Month honours for July
Written byDwight Fraser
West Indies players Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews have secured ICC Player of the Month honours for July, following outstanding performances that captured the attention of the global cricketing community.
This marks the first time two players from the region were recognised in the same month, and only the fifth such instance since the inception of the awards in January 2021.
The Barbadian all-rounder, Greaves, produced a magnificent 180 in an innings lasting more than eight and a half hours, from 325 deliveries, with 14 fours and two sixes. It was a marathon effort that helped the West Indies secure a draw in the second Test and a historic 1–0 series victory, their first Test series win over Sri Lanka in 26 years. Greaves was subsequently named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
He then carried that impact into the Test series against Pakistan, where he delivered a career-best match haul of seven wickets for 39 runs, including 5 for 27 in the first innings. The performance featured five consecutive wicket maidens, a feat achieved for the first time in the game’s longest format, as the West Indies secured a commanding 90-run victory.
Greaves finished the summer with 294 runs at an average of 49 and 11 wickets as the fourth pace-bowling option in the team.
For Matthews, July provided another chapter in an already extraordinary international career.
The West Indies women’s team captain produced a spectacular performance during the team’s 3–0 One Day International series sweep of Ireland, scoring 265 runs at an average of 132.50 to earn the Player of the Series honours.
Her brilliance was evident from the opening match, when she struck a century and shared a record-breaking opening partnership with Rea-Le-Anna Grimmon, as the West Indies chased down Ireland’s 269 with ease.
Matthews followed that with another century in the second One Day International, becoming the first West Indies player to score centuries in consecutive Women’s One Day Internationals.
