Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	23	37	7	1326	131*	44.20	2061	64.33	2	10	157	5	51	2
ODIs	49	47	7	978	87	24.45	1308	74.77	0	2	108	5	52	4
T20Is	6	5	0	116	32	23.20	90	128.88	0	0	10	5	4	2
First-class	154	243	25	8785	201*	40.29	13034	67.40	20	50			354	24
List A	189	175	14	4322	144	26.84			4	23			164	27
Twenty20	44	40	2	874	73	23.00	670	130.44	0	5	107	16	30	3

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	154	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
List A	189	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Test debut	England v West Indies at Lord's, May 17-21, 2007 scorecard
Last Test	England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 20-23, 2009 scorecard
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ODI debut	Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Dec 5, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI	England v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 25, 2009 scorecard
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T20I debut	England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 30, 2009 scorecard
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First-class debut	2001
Last First-class	England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 20-23, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	2000
Last List A	Eagles v England XI at Bloemfontein, Nov 6, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20	England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 30, 2009 scorecard

Matthew Prior moved to England from South Africa and represented England at all ages, up to and including the Under-19 squad, making his Sussex debut in 2001. An aggressive batsman whose wicketkeeping development was slightly hampered by having to share county duties with Tim Ambrose, he toured India with the England A side in 2003-04. He was selected to tour Zimbabwe as part of England's one-day squad in November 2004 and played in just one match, striking 35. He rejoined the A team for their series against United Arab Emirates and, after an unconvincing first match - he made 0 - he went on hit 84, 56 and 122 not out. He had less success in the subsequent triangular tournament against Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A. Prior earned selection for the England winter tours of Pakistan and India in 2005-06, but playing mostly as a batsman he failed to make any real impact. This lack of form resulted in him missing out of the Champions Trophy in October 2006, but he was named in the Academy squad to be stationed in Perth during the 2006-07 Ashes series. Two fifties in England A's 2-1 win over Bangladesh A wasn't enough to book him a World Cup berth, but his chance arrived when he was named in the squad for the first Test against West Indies. He began in thrilling fashion, becoming the first England wicketkeeper to score a century on debut with an unbeaten 126 at Lord's, followed by 75 at Headingley. The new Alec Stewart, England hoped, had arrived. However, a poor subsequent series against India and a disappointing tour to Sri Lanka exposed flaws with his keeping, as his star diminished and he was dropped for England's tour of New Zealand in 2008, with his old Sussex rival, Ambrose, taking over his role. But Prior's extra batting class could not be ignored for long, and he returned to the side before the year was out, with his keeping vastly improved during his spell on the outside. He was one of the unsung heroes of England's Ashes triumph in 2009, providing momentum-shifting cameos at No. 6 in the order, and pulling off a series of impressive catches and stumpings.
Will Luke October 2009

When the hunt was on to find a successor to Alec Stewart as a wicket-keeper/batsman in the England team, Matthew Prior suddenly came to the forefront of public awareness. Although he was born in Johannesburg, he represented Sussex at every level from Under-12 upwards during his time at Brighton College, made his county debut in 2001 and, that year, played for the England Under-19 side. Whether he was keeping or not, he was more or less a regular in the Sussex side from the moment he made his debut, but it was in 2003 that he finally emerged as a player worthy of more attention by the national selectors. He had made his initial first-class hundred in 2002, against Hampshire at Hove, but in 2003 he scored four more as he passed 1000 runs in Sussex's quest for the County Championship title, as well as making significant strides with his wicket-keeping abilities. His chance eventually arrived in 2007, when his former Sussex coach, Peter Moores, took over as England's coach, and he responded with a century on debut.

NBC Denis Compton Award 2001
NBC Denis Compton Award 2002
NBC Denis Compton Award 2003