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Full name Matthew Guy Newman Windows
Born April 5, 1973, Bristol
Current age 36 years 231 days
Major teams Gloucestershire
Nickname Steamy, Bedos, Boat
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 5 ft 7 in
Education Clifton College; Durham University
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 170 | 302 | 21 | 9103 | 184 | 32.39 | 16 | 47 | 92 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 225 | 211 | 28 | 4936 | 117 | 26.97 | 3 | 25 | 74 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 11.50 | 83 | 83.13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 170 | 137 | 131 | 2 | 1/6 | 65.50 | 5.73 | 68.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 225 | 48 | 49 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.12 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 1992 |
| Last First-class | Gloucestershire v Essex at Bristol, Jul 13-16, 2006 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993 |
| Last List A | Derbyshire v Gloucestershire at Derby, Aug 15, 2006 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Gloucestershire v Somerset at Bristol, Jul 7, 2006 scorecard |
Matt Windows started his career as an opener, but soon switched to a middle-order role where he established himself as a largely defensive player, although on occasion he showed he could hit the ball when the occasion demanded. He toured Pakistan with England U-19 in 1991-92 and Zimbabwe and South Africa with England A in 1998-99, but realistically he was never close no national selection. After scoring 1173 runs at 43.44 (which led to his England A call-up) his form rather fell away and thereafter his returns were solid rather than spectacular and from 2004 he was struggling to hold down a place as his form fell away. Nevertheless, he was a key part of the Gloucestershire side which enjoyed so much one-day success between 1999 and 2003, and he was on the winning side in five of six Lord's finals. He retired from the game at the end of the 2006 season after playing only five Championship games that summer.
Cricinfo staff September 2006
NBC Denis Compton Award 1998
- Windows calls time (Sep 21, 2006)
- Loye and Law lead Lancashire to Division Two title (Sep 21, 2003)
- A day to forget for Strong and Northants (Aug 5, 2001)
- Hopkinson and Mole's resistance too late (Jun 27, 2001)
- Gloucestershire through to another final (Jun 25, 2001)
May 5, 2006
James Benning dismisses Matt Windows
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Apr 22, 2006
Matt Windows
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Jul 14, 2001
Matt Windows bowled by Giddins
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