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]

Matthew Cross
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Henry Cross
Born (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992
Aberdeen, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 55)23 January 2014 v Canada
Last ODI6 July 2023 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 34)4 July 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I28 July 2023 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2014Nottinghamshire
2013Loughborough MCCU
2016Essex
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 83 61 9 102
Runs scored 1,778 993 161 2,216
Batting average 23.70 22.56 14.63 24.35
100s/50s 2/9 0/5 0/0 2/12
Top score 114 66* 30 114
Catches/stumpings 114/7 35/15 21/0 130/14
Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2023

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] In September 2021, Cross was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[9]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Matty Cross". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. "Full Scorecard of Scotland vs Canada 18th Match, Group A 2013/14 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. "MATTHEW CROSS". Cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.


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