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Greg Matthews
Australia
Player profile
Full name Gregory Richard John Matthews
Born December 15, 1959, Newcastle, New South Wales
Current age 48 years 339 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales
Also known as Mo
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
33 |
53 |
8 |
1849 |
130 |
41.08 |
4178 |
44.25 |
4 |
12 |
166 |
5 |
17 |
0 |
| ODIs |
59 |
50 |
13 |
619 |
54 |
16.72 |
911 |
67.94 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
3 |
23 |
0 |
| First-class |
190 |
279 |
51 |
8872 |
184 |
38.91 |
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13 |
49 |
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149 |
0 |
| List A |
122 |
99 |
26 |
1366 |
61* |
18.71 |
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0 |
3 |
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42 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
33 |
47 |
6271 |
2942 |
61 |
5/103 |
10/249 |
48.22 |
2.81 |
102.8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| ODIs |
59 |
54 |
2808 |
2004 |
57 |
3/27 |
3/27 |
35.15 |
4.28 |
49.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
190 |
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39103 |
16413 |
516 |
8/52 |
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31.80 |
2.51 |
75.7 |
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22 |
5 |
| List A |
122 |
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5584 |
3791 |
119 |
4/22 |
4/22 |
31.85 |
4.07 |
46.9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1983 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 1993 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 8, 1984 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 18, 1993 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1982/83 - 1997/98 |
| List A span |
1982/83 - 1997/98 |
Wisden overview
Greg Matthews's extravagant affectations, cool lingo and dogged fighting spirit briefly made him the most hip player in the country, though rarely in the corridors of power, the Australian dressing-room or the estimation of Allan Border. Matthews was picked for Australia as a hard-working offspinner, but lacked penetration and averaged 48. Yet as a courageous if inelegant left-hand batsman he made four centuries and averaged 41. He was nothing if not a paradox. His high point was his ten-wicket Man of the Match performance in the Madras tied Test, in which he played throughout in a sweater while others nearly died of heatstroke. He holds New South Wales's appearance and wicket records, and was once proclaimed by his friend Geoff Lawson as NSW's best-ever player. Greg Baum
Jan 1, 2008 |
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Former Australian batsman Greg Matthews has a chat with Anil Kumble
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Dec 12, 2006 |
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Greg Matthews close-up
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Nov 2, 1997 |
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Greg Matthews and Stephen Fleming
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