Hayden Walsh Jr.

Hayden Rashidi Walsh (born 23 April 1992) is an Antiguan-American cricketer who has represented both the United States and the West Indies cricket teams in international cricket. He was born in the United States Virgin Islands to an Antiguan father, Hayden Walsh Sr.. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler.[1]

Hayden Walsh Jr.
Personal information
Full nameHayden Rashidi Walsh
Born (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RelationsHayden Walsh Sr. (father)
Vaughn Walsh (uncle)
Tahir Walsh (Brother)
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 24/194)27 April 2019 
United States v PNG
Last ODI1 March 2020 
West Indies v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 11/82)15 March 2019 
United States v UAE
Last T20I19 January 2020 
West Indies v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2016Leeward Islands
2014–presentBarbados
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 8 23 17
Runs scored 46 114 456 178
Batting average 46.00 19.00 13.02 17.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 46* 28 86 57
Balls bowled 6 101 2679 600
Wickets 0 6 54 10
Bowling average – 20.00 31.88 49.10
5 wickets in innings – 0 2 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/21 6/47 2/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 15/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2020

Background

Walsh was born on Saint Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and is therefore an American citizen.[2] His Antiguan father, Hayden Walsh Sr., and uncle, Vaughn Walsh, both played first-class matches for the Leeward Islands.[3][4]

West Indian domestic cricket

Walsh made his first-class debut for the Leeward Islands during the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition.[5] In his third match, against Trinidad and Tobago, he took figures of 4/47, including the wickets of West Indies internationals Jason Mohammed and Rayad Emrit.[6] Walsh's highest first-class score to date came during the 2013–14 season of the competition, an innings of 86 against Jamaica.[7]

He made his Twenty20 debut for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2018 Caribbean Premier League on 28 August 2018.[8] In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[2]

USA cricket

In February 2019, he was named in the United States' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates.[9][10] The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team.[11] He made his T20I debut for the United States against the United Arab Emirates on 15 March 2019.[12]

In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[13] The United States finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[14] Walsh made his ODI debut for the United States on 27 April 2019, against Papua New Guinea, in the tournament's third-place playoff.[15]

In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.[16] Later the same month, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[17] In August 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[18]

West Indies career

In October 2019, he was named in the Leeward Islands' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[19]

In October 2019, Walsh was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Afghanistan in India.[20] On 6 November 2019, he made his ODI debut for the West Indies against Afghanistan,[21] after previously playing one ODI for the United States, becoming the 14th cricketer to represent two international teams in ODIs.[22][23] On 14 November 2019, he made his T20I debut for the West Indies, also against Afghanistan.[24] Walsh had previously played eight T20Is for the United States, becoming the ninth cricketer to represent two international teams in T20Is.[25][26]

In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[27][28]

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See also

References
  1. "Hayden Walsh Jr.'s moment of truth, at 36,000 feet". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. Hayden Walsh (senior) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. Vaughn Walsh – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. First-class matches played by Hayden Walsh – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, Regional Four Day Competition 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. Leeward Islands v Jamaica, Regional Four Day Competition 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. "19th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at Basseterre, Aug 28 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. "Xavier Marshall recalled for USA's T20I tour of UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. "Team USA squad announced for historic Dubai tour". USA Cricket. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  11. "USA name squad for first-ever T20I". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  12. "1st T20I, United States of America tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  13. "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  14. "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  15. "3rd Place Playoff, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  16. "Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  17. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  18. "Team USA Squad Announced for ICC T20 World Cup Americas' Regional Final". USA Cricket. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  19. "Thomas Leads Star-studded National Squad In LICB 50 Overs Tourney". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  20. "Hayden Walsh Jr, Brandon King break into West Indies' limited-overs squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  21. "1st ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  22. "Records: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Individual records (captains, players, umpires), Representing two countries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  23. "Chase, Hope star as West Indies take 1-0 lead over Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  24. "1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  25. "Last chance for Afghanistan as West Indies look to wrap up series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  26. "Windies win first T20 against Afghans". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  27. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  28. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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