Hayden Rashidi Walsh (born 23 April 1992) is an Antiguan-

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cricketer who has represented both the

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and the

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s in international cricket. He was born in the

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to an Antiguan father, Hayden Walsh Sr. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm

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bowler.

Background

Walsh was born on

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, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and is therefore an American citizen. His Antiguan father, Hayden Walsh Sr., and uncle, Vaughn Walsh, both played first-class matches for the Leeward Islands.

West Indian domestic cricket

Walsh made his first-class debut for the Leeward Islands during the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition. In his third match, against

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, he took figures of 4/47, including the wickets of

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internationals

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and

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. Walsh's highest first-class score to date came during the 2013–14 season of the competition, an innings of 86 against

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. He made his

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debut for

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in the 2018 Caribbean Premier League on 28 August 2018.

USA cricket

In October 2018, Walsh was named in the United States' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. In February 2019, he was named in the United States'

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(T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates. The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team. He made his T20I debut for the United States against the

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on 15 March 2019. In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. The United States finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining

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(ODI) status. Walsh made his ODI debut for the United States on 27 April 2019, against

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, in the tournament's third-place playoff. In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the

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, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda. Later the same month, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In August 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.

West Indies career

In October 2019, he was named in the Leeward Islands' squad for the

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tournament. In October 2019, Walsh was named in the West Indies'

(ODI) and

(T20I) squads for their series against Afghanistan in India. On 6 November 2019, he made his ODI debut for the West Indies against

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, after previously playing one ODI for the United States, becoming the 14th cricketer to represent two international teams in ODIs. On 14 November 2019, he made his T20I debut for the West Indies, also against Afghanistan. Walsh had previously played eight T20Is for the United States, becoming the ninth cricketer to represent two international teams in T20Is. In July 2020, he was named in the

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squad for the

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. In December 2020, Walsh was named in West Indies's ODI squad for their series against

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. But after testing positive for COVID-19, he was ruled out of the three match ODI series. In July 2021, Hayden Walsh Jr. was named Player of the Series in the 5 match T20I series against Australia after picking 12 wickets. In July 2021, in the opening match of the series against Australia, Walsh took his first

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in ODI cricket. On 8 August 2021, ICC announced that Walsh,

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and

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was nominated for ICC Player of the Month awards for July 2021. In September 2021, Walsh was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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