West Indies women’s captain Hayley Matthews has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for October 2023.

Matthews had a dominant run of form against Australia last month with scores of 99*, 132 and 79 in their T20I series.

Her 132 formed the core of a record chase of 213 in the second T20I.

Matthews remained in Australia following the series to compete in the domestic WBBL competition and accepted her award from Australia.

She told the ICC, “I love pulling on the West Indies jersey. Everytime I do wear that maroon and gold, it definitely adds an extra layer where you can go out there and perform well, not only for yourself and for the team, but in knowing how much cricket means to the people of the Caribbean and how much it can bring people together. It was pretty special going out there in Australia and being able to perform the way that I did, but knowing how many people’s faces I was able to put a smile on back home in the Caribbean, that’s what means the most to me.”