Matthew Cross (cricketer)
Matthew Henry Cross (born 15 October 1992) is a Scottish cricketer who plays for Scotland and is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.[1] Cross made his One Day International debut for Scotland against Canada on 23 January 2014.[2]
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| Full name | Matthew Henry Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1992 Aberdeen, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 55) | 23 January 2014 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 December 2019 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 4 July 2013 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 October 2019 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2014 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Loughborough MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Matthew Cross served as the Scotland U19 vice-captain during the 2011 U19 World Cup. He is studying Engineering at Loughborough University.[3]
Matthew became a member of Aberdeenshire CC at age nine. His performances with Loughbourgh MCCU and Scotland U19s were considered outstanding. In his career, he has also represented Nottinghamshire 2nd XI and Academy. He made a debut in the Scottish Saltries in the 2013 YB40 match against Hampshire staged at the Ageas Bowl.[3]
Matthew bettered his career stats more in 2013 as he got a break into the Scotland senior squad, which was followed by his selection for the T20 squad to participate in the 2013 World Cup Qualifiers in the UAE.[3]
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[4] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[5][6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[7]
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[8]
References
- "Player Profile: Matty Cross". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/696731.html
- "MATTHEW CROSS". cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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