Chris Matthews (cricketer)

Christopher Darrell Matthews (born 22 September 1962) is a former Australian cricketer, who played for the Australian national cricket team, Western Australia, Lancashire County Cricket Club, and Tasmania.

Chris Matthews
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Darrell Matthews
Born (1962-09-22) 22 September 1962
Cunderdin, Western Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 338)14 November 1986 v England
Last Test21 November 1988 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 3 100
Runs scored 54 2,146
Batting average 10.80 20.24
100s/50s 0/0 0/9
Top score 32 75
Balls bowled 750 21,058
Wickets 6 380
Bowling average 52.16 28.10
5 wickets in innings 0 22
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/106 8/101
Catches/stumpings 1/– 31/–
Source: CricInfo, 25 May 2020

Matthews was a talented left arm fast bowler, who generated lively pace, and performed moderately in the Test arena. He was overshadowed by the emergence of young Queensland bowler Craig McDermott.

Matthews signed for Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1988, but only managed three matches for them. He returned to Western Australia, but failed to hold down a regular spot, and so moved to the Tasmanian Tigers in 1990, where he became highly successful, taking 119 wickets for them before retiring at the end of the 1994–95 season.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.