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Full name Gregory Richard John Matthews
Born December 15, 1959, Newcastle, New South Wales
Current age 49 years 343 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales
Also known as Mo
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Commentator
| 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 | 13 | 49 | 149 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 122 | 99 | 26 | 1366 | 61* | 18.71 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| 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 | 39103 | 16413 | 516 | 8/52 | 31.80 | 2.51 | 75.7 | 22 | 5 | |||
| List A | 122 | 5584 | 3791 | 119 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 31.85 | 4.07 | 46.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
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Jan 1, 2008
Former Australian batsman Greg Matthews has a chat with Anil Kumble
© AFP
Dec 12, 2006
Greg Matthews close-up
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Nov 2, 1997
Greg Matthews and Stephen Fleming
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