Ben Mayes (cricketer)
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| Full name | Ben Angus Mayes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 2007 Southampton, Hampshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Hampshire (squad no. 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 5 August 2025 Hampshire v Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 debut | 5 September 2025 Hampshire v Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Angus Mayes (born 21 November 2007) is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman.
Career
Mayes played club cricket for Totton and Eling CC in Hampshire and joined the Hampshire County Cricket Club talent pathway from the U14 age-group and made his Hampshire Academy debut came in May 2023, at the age of 15 years-old. He was a member of the Hampshire Academy squad that won the Southern Premier League title for the first time, in 2024.[1]
Mayes made his youth international debut against Ireland in September 2024.[2] He toured with the England national under-19 cricket team to South Africa in January 2025 and earned the Player of the Match award in the first Youth ODI.[3][4] He scored two half-centuries representing England U19 against India U19 in the summer of 2025.[5]
In July 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Hampshire, agreeing a deal until the end of the 2027 season.[1] He made a half century on his professional debut in the One Day Cup for Hampshire against Glamorgan on 5 August 2025, at the age of 17 years-old, scoring 74 off 55 balls.[6][7] He made a match-winning 62 not out in that competition against Derbyshire, on 24 August.[8][9][10] He shared a stand of 89 with Liam Dawson as Hampshire won their One-Day Cup semi-final against Yorkshire on 31 August 2025.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Hampshire Academy's Ben Mayes signs first professional deal". Hampshire Chronicle. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Two Hampshire players selected for England Men's U19 squad". Hampshire Chronicle. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Solent Sport - 17 year old Ben Mayes on first England Under 19 trip". BBC Sounds. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Hampshire Cricket Academy star Ben Mayes signs pro deal". Basingstoke Gazette. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "England U19 eighth-wicket pair bats 50 minutes to save 'Test' after mini-collapse vs India". Wisden.com. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Webb, Nick (5 August 2025). "Carlson ton in vain for Glamorgan as youthful Hants dominate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Mayes comes of age as Hampshire hunt down hefty 340 target". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Massive seamers and mystery spinners: Six youngsters lighting up the county One-Day Cup". Wisden.com. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Qualification race hots up for One Day Cup knockouts". The Cricketer. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ House, Alfie (24 August 2025). "Hampshire's Ben Mayes and James Fuller down Derbyshire in cup". Daily Echo. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Dawson leads Hampshire past Yorkshire into final". BBC Sport. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.