Craig Matthews

Craig Matthews
Personal information
Full name Craig Russell Matthews
Born 15 February 1965 (1965-02-15) (age 53)
Cape Town, South Africa
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 18 56
Runs scored 348 141
Batting average 18.31 10.84
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 62* 26
Balls bowled 3980 3003
Wickets 52 79
Bowling average 28.88 25.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/42 4/10
Catches/stumpings 4/- 10/-
Source: Cricinfo[1], 25 January 2006

Craig Russell Matthews (born 15 February 1965) is a former South African cricketer who played in eighteen Tests and fifty six ODIs from 1991 to 1997.[2]

Matthews was born in Cape Town, Cape Province, and attended Pinelands High School.[3]

International record

Test 5 Wicket hauls

#FiguresMatchOpponentVenueCityCountryYear
15/807 AustraliaNewlands Cricket GroundCape TownSouth Africa1994
25/4212 New ZealandNew Wanderers StadiumJohannesburgSouth Africa1994

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Australia Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 23 October 2011 8-5-10-4 ; DNB  South Africa won by 7 wickets.[4]
2 Sri Lanka St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 21 December 1994 11* (8 balls: 1x4) ; 7-0-22-3  South Africa won by 44 runs.[5]
3 Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 16 April 1996 8-1-19-3, 1 Ct. ; DNB  South Africa won by 8 wickets.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Craig Matthews". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2006.
  2. ↑ "Player profile: Craig Matthews". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Most South African Test Cricketers by School since 1992". School Sports News. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "1993-1994 South Africa v Australia - 4th Match - Durban".
  5. ↑ "1994-1995 Mandela Trophy - 12th Match - South Africa v Sri Lanka - Port Elizabeth".
  6. ↑ "1995-1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup - 5th Match - Pakistan v South Africa - Sharjah".
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