Greaves and Matthews Secure July ICC Players of the Month for West Indies

Overview

• The International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday that Justin Greaves won the Men’s Player of the Month and Hayley Matthews won the Women’s Player of the Month for July 2026, completing a rare national double.
• Greaves earned his first monthly award after scoring 180 against Sri Lanka and taking 5/27 and 2/12 against Pakistan in home Tests, contributions that underpinned West Indies' results in July.
• Matthews secured the women’s prize after scoring 265 runs with back-to-back centuries and taking seven wickets as West Indies swept Ireland 3-0 in July, giving her a record fifth Player of the Month honour.
• The ICC’s monthly awards are decided mostly by an expert Voting Academy with a smaller fan component, a process meant to reward short-term impact across formats rather than career records.
• This is only the fifth time since the awards began in January 2021 that one nation has claimed both monthly prizes, a development that spotlights current West Indies momentum and elevates both players ahead of upcoming fixtures.