The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Is Hailey the best bat in female cricket

chantilly 5/26/25, 5:22:01 PM
chantilly avatar image

debut: 12/8/06
5,115 runs

I think so. She’s the George Headley of women’s cricket…that girl can bat. Atlas dat…she Carrie’s the entire team on her shoulders.
Drapsey 5/26/25, 5:33:35 PM
Drapsey avatar image

debut: 12/26/07
34,628 runs

In reply to chantilly

And she looks good doing it too.
imusic 5/26/25, 5:54:50 PM
imusic avatar image

debut: 11/13/02
80,029 runs

In reply to chantilly

Yes
Chrissy 5/26/25, 6:14:01 PM
Chrissy avatar image

debut: 11/14/02
200,435 runs

In reply to chantilly
She’s better than more than a few male cricketers
imusic 5/26/25, 6:46:49 PM
imusic avatar image

debut: 11/13/02
80,029 runs

In reply to Chrissy

Better than male cricketers at what level?
Raggs 5/26/25, 6:51:21 PM
Raggs avatar image

debut: 1/12/04
35,632 runs

Is that she so so good it's more the others so super poor.
Narper 5/26/25, 6:58:50 PM
Narper avatar image

debut: 1/4/03
264,750 runs

In reply to Chrissy

She’s better than more than a few male cricketers

YES
And asked another way
How many current WI male players can dominate in women's cricket?
Baje 5/26/25, 7:07:18 PM
Baje avatar image

debut: 12/10/02
7,910 runs

In reply to chantilly

I dunno. Mooney Perry Sciver Sutherland Kaur are as good or better.
She is definitely one of the best allrounders
chantilly 5/26/25, 7:11:08 PM
chantilly avatar image

debut: 12/8/06
5,115 runs

I think if Hailey had the batting support that those girls have you would see her score BIG BIG runs that those girls haven’t scored. Hailey looks good for 180 runs in ODI and huge double centuries in tests if she had people that could establish partnerships with her. She bears ALL the pressure and still come out huge.
imusic 5/26/25, 7:11:39 PM
imusic avatar image

debut: 11/13/02
80,029 runs

In reply to Narper

How many current WI male players can dominate in women's cricket?

All
chantilly 5/26/25, 7:46:59 PM
chantilly avatar image

debut: 12/8/06
5,115 runs

Hailey Mathews for me is like this…. Imagine if Carl Hooper played himself in each inning before exploding into his majestic stroke play… That’s what she represents to me… A Hooper-like talent with a Lara-like mindset.
pariaman 5/26/25, 8:49:54 PM
pariaman avatar image

debut: 3/11/11
2,842 runs

Definitely better than Paint!
imusic 5/26/25, 9:04:13 PM
imusic avatar image

debut: 11/13/02
80,029 runs

In reply to pariaman

Fair
Chrissy 5/26/25, 9:18:23 PM
Chrissy avatar image

debut: 11/14/02
200,435 runs

HAYLEY - dat is all
Castled 5/27/25, 12:13:36 AM
Castled avatar image

debut: 8/21/22
1,309 runs

Men and women's cricket are not equal. Males would dominate the best in women's cricket.

Hayley is pure class arguably the top batter and bowler around despite ratings have her in top five.
powen001 5/27/25, 10:50:31 PM
powen001 avatar image

debut: 11/26/06
62,291 runs

In reply to imusic

I agree with Chrissy

Hayley ...in the context of concentration and ball selection is ahead of many Males.

That is all.

Argument done.
sudden 5/27/25, 11:47:05 PM
sudden avatar image

debut: 11/27/06
54,193 runs

In reply to powen001

i doubt. can she pelt bhat better than Mm?
- edited -
imusic 5/27/25, 11:54:00 PM
imusic avatar image

debut: 11/13/02
80,029 runs

In reply to powen001

Steupes.
methodic 5/28/25, 4:04:42 AM
methodic avatar image

debut: 1/18/10
16,592 runs

In reply to Narper

there is no male cricketer playing at that level that will not totally dominate female cricket.
NYCGURU 5/28/25, 10:44:22 AM
NYCGURU avatar image

debut: 11/29/03
3,724 runs

In reply to imusic

I totally agree with your take.
Prako 5/28/25, 2:33:53 PM
Prako avatar image

debut: 10/10/16
1,352 runs

In reply to imusic

CricInfo Profile
By the time she was 11, Hayley Matthews was captaining her boys school team;


Her cricket is mainly white ball. She is #2 in 20 over batting and 4th in 50 over matches.

As an allrounder she is #1 in 20 overs and #2 in 50 overs.