Kevlon Anderson | |
Full Name: | Kevlon Alston Anderson |
Birth Date: | 28 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Guyana |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Top order batsman |
Club1: | West Indies Academy |
Year1: | 2022–present |
Club2: | Guyana |
Year2: | 2023–present |
Type1: | FC |
Debutdate1: | 15 March |
Debutyear1: | 2023 |
Debutfor1: | Guyana |
Debutagainst1: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Type2: | List A |
Debutdate2: | 29 October |
Debutyear2: | 2022 |
Debutfor2: | West Indies Academy |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 4 |
Runs1: | 295 |
Bat Avg1: | 36.87 |
100S/50S1: | 1/0 |
Top Score1: | 153 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/kevlon-anderson-1209188 ESPNcricinfo |
Date: | 23 April |
Year: | 2023 |
Kevlon Alston Anderson (born 28 September 2000) is a West Indian cricketer, who is a right-handed top order batsman.[1] He plays for Guyana national cricket team,[2] having previously represented the West Indies under-19 cricket team.[3]
In July 2013, Anderson was named as the top cricketer at the 16th Annual Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club Academy.[4] He played for Guyana in age level local cricket competitions like West Indies Cricket Board Under-15 and Under-19 Tournament from 2015 to 2017.[5] In November 2019, he was named in West Indies' squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He made his under-19 international debut for the West Indies Under-19s on 6 December 2019, against England Under-19s in the 2019–20 West Indies Under-19 Tri-Nation Series.[7] He was one of the top performers for the West Indies in the 2020 Under-19 CWC.[8]
In February 2021, he was awarded academy contract by the Guyana Cricket Board ahead of the 2020–21 domestic season.[9] In July 2022, he was named in the inaugural batch of the CWI Emerging Players Academy for high-performance training and development sessions.[10]
In October 2022, Anderson was named in West Indies Academy's squad for the 2022–23 Super50 Cup.[11] He made his List A debut for West Indies Academy on 29 October 2022, against the Leeward Islands.[12]
In February 2023, he moved to Trinidad and Tobago to play club cricket for Preysal Cricket Club.[13] In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to Guyana to play for them in the third round of the 2022–23 West Indies Championship,[14] after he had made impressive performance in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board Three-Day Championship.[15] He made his first-class debut for Guyana on 15 March 2023, against Trinidad and Tobago.[16] In April 2023, he was selected to play for West Indies Academy in the inaugural 2023 Headley Weekes Tri-Series.[17] On 20 April 2023, he claimed his maiden century in first-class cricket, against Team Headley.[18] His score of 153 runs helped West Indies Academy to win the match by seven wickets.[19]